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Re:Autonomous tech boom darling Embark goes belly-up, lays o... by davidktr on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @03:54AM (#35053172)
Of course we can automate trains. I'm working in a research project doing that right now on a rail track between the Netherlands and Germany. It's quite a bit of work but I don't see any fundamental issues.
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Re:Autonomous tech boom darling Embark goes belly-up, lays o... by defrost on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @04:11AM (#35053270)
Straightforward enough:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf5iBbmas2w

... until it isn't:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec8Yx-Mp-5s

Linked more for your interest than to make any point - the derailmant issues in the second link weren't directly linked to automation, but we do have big train sets here in W.Australia.

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