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Re:‘The Trains Are Slower Because They Slowed the Trains Down’ by joncrane on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @03:10PM (#16578851)
Poor initial implementation combined with fear.

The DC Metro used to have a semi-autonomous mode that's been turned off for years since there was a glitch that caused a crash.

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Re:‘The Trains Are Slower Because They Slowed the Trains Down’ by jandrese on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @11:19AM (#16585331)
The "glitch" was decades of deferred maintenance that left sensors inoperable along the line. Theoretically now that the SafeTrack initiative is complete they should be able to return to semi-autonomous operation, but I doubt it.

I'm not expecting the DC Metro to go autonomous anytime soon either. It's a huge jobs program for inner city residents. Basically a commuter tax for a social program.

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