China’s first driverless metro line, the Yanfang line in southwest Beijing, is expected to start operations at the end of 2017.
Operations on the line will be fully automatic, including train departures, door opening and closing, and cleaning. The trains will only use domestic technology.
China started developing its own fully automatic metro system in 2010.
Beijing metro lines 3, 12, 17, 19 and the new airport line are all under planning and will also operate with completely automated, driverless trains.
According to a report, it is expected that the total length of fully-automated metro lines in Beijing will reach 300 km by 2020.
The development and use of domestic operation systems is part of the “Made in China 2025” initiative, which aims to comprehensively upgrade Chinese industry.
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