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Re:Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, ... by DanielDent on Friday March 02, 2018 @12:54AM (#16499416)
The SkyTrain in Vancouver, Canada does not have drivers.

It has been in service since it was built for the 1986 World Expo.

Autonomous trains are not nearly as widespread as they could be, but this is not for technical reasons - it is for political reasons.

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Re:Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, ... by CaptainZapp on Friday March 02, 2018 @03:57AM (#16500062)
Paris' metro # 14 is driverless.

The new lines under construction (15, 16, 17 & 18, which will serve the greater Paris area) will also be fully automated.

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Re:Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, ... by johannes1234321 on Friday March 02, 2018 @06:28AM (#16500649)
One of the reasons is that the driver also doubles as emergency person. With autonomous systems one has to have staff ready to reach each section of the tracks quickly to lead evacuation from a tunnel in case of fire etc. A driver is trained to do so.
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Re:Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, ... by seanmcdirmid on Friday March 02, 2018 @01:55AM (#16499663)
Pretty sure one of the Boston subway lines is autonomous (from the airport?), along with a smattering of subway lines around the world.
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Re:Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, ... by hanklazard on Friday March 02, 2018 @02:53AM (#16499860)
Blue line? Nope, it has a driver.
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Re:Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, ... by astrodust on Friday March 02, 2018 @01:10PM (#16504140)
If that had to drive down a busy street it wouldn't be driverless.

The way it's configured it's basically an elevator.

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