If the Vegas Loop is anything to go by, the ongoing technological arms race to develop driverless cars has seemingly distracted taxpayer dollars from tried and true methods of public transportation.

As London is crippled once again by Tube strikes, we ask whether driverless trains are really the answer in this week’s Debate As London grinds to a halt yet again, RMT unions demand a 32-hour working ...

Imagine a rail system where trains run smoothly without anyone controlling them. Hamburg has made this Black Forest fairy tale real, ordering 87 driverless S-Bahn trains from Siemens. These trains use ...

A brand-new passenger train is undergoing testing at railway manufacturer Alstom's facility in Derby, northern England. It will soon enter service on the United Kingdom's South Western Railway network ...

A new report by Arup reveals a vision of the future of rail travel in light of trends such as urban population growth, climate change and emerging technologies. Future of Rail 2050 foresees predictive ...

Show more Show less No driver is needed -- except by legislation to supervise its operation, at least for now The driverless train connects two small towns on a 24-kilometre (15-mile) track The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOP HEADLINES: 11 people were hurt after a work vehicle hit a Metro train. Plus, Metro will vote on driverless trains and platform ...

A rail line linking two northern Czech towns is testing Europe's first driverless train operating in an open environment, its developer told AFP on Tuesday. The train named Edita has been running ...