Wow.  Their end-goal upgrade, the one that they&#x27;ve installed on one line, and are installing on everything else looks so antiquated.<p>My city&#x27;s subway&#x2F;elevated train system will be 30 years old this December.  Train control is <i>fully automated</i>; there are no drivers on trains, and in normal operation there is no remote (human) operator either.  It&#x27;s been automated for 30 years. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;SkyTrain_(Vancouver)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;SkyTrain_(Vancouver)</a><p>(Side note: during the BART strike, some HN commenters suggested computers to replace drivers, and other commenters said that wouldn&#x27;t be safe.  Such hilarious technophobia on HN.)<p>I don&#x27;t want to trivialize NYC&#x27;s challenges and accomplishments: for one thing their system is far, far more complicated (468 stations on 34 lines, vs 47 stations on 3 lines), and for another we all know it&#x27;s very hard to upgrade legacy systems.<p>But I&#x27;m astonished that they would work so hard to modernize their 1930s technology to 1970s standards in the 2010s.