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London Unveils New Driverless Subway Trains

Posted by samzenpus on from the running-on-time dept.

MikeChino writes London just unveiled its next-generation subway trains — and they're sleek, 100% automated, and WiFi-equipped. UK-based design studio Priestmangoode teamed up with Transport for London to develop the trains over a period of 3 years, and they feature open and airy interiors inspired by aviation design.

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  1. Unions upset by Richard_at_work · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And on the day of unveiling, the immediate comment from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union was "we don't like driverless trains". Why? Because the drivers are members of that union. Nuff said really.

    Driverless trains have worked fine on the Docklands Light Railway for years, about time we switched the tube over.

  2. Re:I've been wondering why this took so long by lisaparratt · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Unions. The DLR has been automated for decades.

  3. Re:I've been wondering why this took so long by oneandoneis2 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You think so?

    As a Londoner, I've yet to encounter anyone who supported the Tube strikes: Everyone I know considers it near-criminal extortion and loves the notion of trains that aren't subject to strikes by drivers who are insanely over-paid already. The DLR has had them for years and nobody bats an eye.

    What makes you think people need to be bribed with Wifi to get driverless trains into use?

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    So.. it has come to this