In the midst of talk about the technology of self-driving cars, trains set off on the same track in preparation for a qualitative leap in the world of transportation.
East Japan Railways Corporation, OGR East this week revealed the trial operation of a train equipped with an automatic train operating system on its Joban Line.
Back in East Asia again, in November 2020, the China Railway Industry Group Corporation conducted a test drive of the self-driving monorail in Wuhan, Hubei Province, after it underwent the test to become the first test line of the monorail.
The length of this test line is 800 metres, and the monorail trains are placed on tracks supported by steel or concrete poles and can accommodate 300 to 400 people per trip.
The train has a capacity of more than 10,000 passengers per hour.