One question (I didn&#x27;t read the article, but it just popped in my mind while thinking of driverless trucks).<p>Is anyone working on driverless trains? If not, why not?
I understand that the impact would be less huge, but at the same time the problem domain is arguably more tractable.
In my hometown we have a fully automated underground train line which has been working flawlessly (i.e. no accidents) for almost 10 years now, but according to Wikipedia it looks like ATO (Automatic Train Operation: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Automatic_train_operation" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Automatic_train_operation</a>) is currently deployed only for urban transport, while proper railways, even the Japanese ones, seems to use only ATC (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Automatic_train_control" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Automatic_train_control</a>) which from what I understand provides support to a human driver but still needs one to operate.<p>(edit: typos)