German rail operator Deutsche Bahn plans to launch automated trains in the future. “I estimate that by 2021 or so, we will be able to have a portion of our network that drive completely automatically,” Deutsche Bahn chairman Rudiger Grube said, quoted by the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.
The pilot project for driverless trains has already started at a test track in the Ore Mountains, near the Czech border.
Rudiger Grube also mentioned that the company has started preparing its drivers for the fact that there will be a smaller need for train drivers in the future. According to the Deutsche Bahn CEO, the company has begun talks with labor representatives and unions. “The employee organizations and unions recognize that the digitalization of the world is changing things,” said Grube.
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