Automatic train operation trial in Japan

Automatic train operation trial in Japan

East Japan Railway Co. employees monitor live video sent from the cockpit of a 235 series train during a test run aimed at checking its self-driving system on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line in the early hours of Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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