Why trains aren’t driverless

Question

I really don’t see the need to have a driver in a vehicle on rails.

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Answer 1

Aaaand the real answer: cost. A train machinist is only a fraction of the total operating cost of a train, therefore making trains driverless makes little sense from a cost-saving perspective and therefore low on the priority list for buyers and manufacturers. Think about it, 1 driver can literally move thousands of people.