Washington and Los Angeles pursue driverless trains (nhregister.com)

Washington, D.C., officials advanced a plan to let computers fully control Metro's Red Line under a nearly $1 billion upgrade the board backed in April, with driverless operation possible as early as 2033. Los Angeles is pursuing a fully automated heavy-rail line beneath the Santa Monica Mountains, now in environmental review, while Honolulu already runs the 19-mile driverless Skyline. The Transport Workers Union opposes automation, and the 2009 Fort Totten crash that killed nine has long stalled U.S. efforts.