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Pace adds real-time info for paratransit pickups

April 21, 2011

Pace (IL) is testing a system that will provide paratransit customers with an automated phone call 10-15 minutes before their ride is scheduled to arrive.

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Muni calls state allegations unfair

March 2, 2011

San Francisco Muni (CA) defended its service after a report from the California Public Utilities Commission alleged a series of safety violations.

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State cites Muni safety violations

March 1, 2011

SFMTA (CA) is under state investigation for a series of safety violations, including track defects and problems with the automatic train control system.

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China opens first driverless subway line

November 10, 2010

China’s first automated subway line opened in Guangzhou in time for the Asian Games.

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Plans progress for Parisian automated subway

September 3, 2010

The Transport Politic reports some signs of progress for the proposed project to build an automated rail line connecting the Paris suburbs.

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NYC Transit considers second computerized train

August 2, 2010

More than a year after New York City Transit introduced automated controls on the L train — the so-called robotrain — glitches still cause delays.

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Inside Dubai Metro’s control center

June 15, 2010

Gulf News got a behind-the-scenes look at the high-tech control center for the driverless Dubai Metro (UAE).

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Did mixing signal equipment contribute to Metro crash?

February 25, 2010

On the second day of hearings before the National Transportation Safety BoarNTSB, a parts manufacturer testified that mixing different types of signal equipment might have contributed to Metrorail’s fatal accident last June.

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NTSB opens hearing on Metrorail automated controls, oversight

February 24, 2010

The National Transportation Safety Board opened a three-day hearing into last June’s fatal Metrorail crash.

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Driverless rapid transit: The frequency – labor connection

February 19, 2010

In a post on the Human Transit blog, Jarrett Walker writes that driverless rapid transit systems “break the connection between frequency and labor costs.”

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