Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ...
by tim333 on Saturday January 18, 2020 @07:29PM
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Docklands Light Railway works quite well with 45 stations. Humans can take over if needed. Running since 1987 so fairly old tech.
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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ...
by tialaramex on Sunday January 19, 2020 @12:58AM
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A DLR train has a trained operator, they just aren't (usually) driving. A few places have trains with nobody trained onboard at all. In the event of an emergency remote operators can talk to the passengers e.g. to explain that somebody will come to help or that it has been made safe for them to evacuate (automated trains are invariably electric so it may not be safe to just wander off the train outside a station).