New monorail debut: Cairo’s £2.3bn driverless monorail, built in Derby by Alstom, has entered service, linking key urban hubs. Boost for UK exports: It is the first British-built train export since ...

UK export milestone: Alstom's Derby plant delivered 272 cars for Cairo's new monorail, marking Britain's first train export in 16 years. Major transport upgrade: The £2.3bn driverless system will ...

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.

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 ...

Metro could start running trains without an operator behind the controls. It might sound crazy, but did you know this is already a thing on a number of subway lines across the world? Take the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...