Re:The Poor ROI of Autonomy (2020)
by rpadovani on Thursday July 28, 2022 @03:37AM
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Indeed, it has a grade of automation of 3 (out of 4), so it is driverless, but not unattended (as that is level 4)
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According to this article (https://railinsider.co.uk/2020/10/27/making-london-undergrou...), it occasionally has to even fall back to effectively level 2 operation (i.e. operator at the front of the train) because increased passenger usage makes level 3 operation as originally built (no platform edge doors or obstacle detection systems) unsafe at certain stations during peak times.