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Old 20th Feb 2007, 16:01
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Snoop Driverless planes, trains and automobiles

Hey FTDK, just a quick google search netted this little lot of driverless trains, maybe you HAVE seen one but just didn't notice?
Existing driverless systems or those in construction/planning...
Asia Ankara
Kobe Port Island (1981)
Kobe Rokko Island
Kuala Lumpur (1997)
Osaka (1981)
Singapore (2003)
Taipei
Tokyo Waterfront (1995)
Yokohama
Tokyo Nippori
Singapore
Hong Kong
Singapore
Europe Copenhagen (2002)
Lille 1 (1983)
Lille 2
London Docklands
Lyon Maggaly (Line D, 1992)
Paris Météor (1998, Line 14)
Paris Orlyval
Rennes
Toulouse A
Barcelona Line 9
Lille 2 (extension)
London Jubilee Line
Nuremberg (U1/U2)
Paris Météor (St Luz)
Toulouse A (extension)
Toulouse B
Turin
Paris, Météor Olyp.
North America Chicago
Detroit (1986)
Jacksonville
Miami
Newark Airport
San Francisco (Barth)
Toronto (Scarborough)
Vancouver 1 (1986, Skytrain)
New York Canarsie Line
Vancouver 2

and that was the score in 2003...

ANSA, its only 10K due to local rules here, not the case "next door". If they chose, we could have direct comms with the bird at all times, that may change the scenario somewhat.
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