I'm fan of the remotely controlled airport!
Supposedly a test case is underway in Germany, where a former AFIS unit is now (or is about to be) controlled from a nearby larger ATC unit (TWR) via a CCTV and radar contraption!
Great cost saver!
Our greedy management has locked on this hard, since many AFIS units here in Norway is reaching it's movements limit.
10£ on it never getting CAA approval over here at least!