trains without drivers: What sounds like a distant vision, is yet to be in five to seven years reality – when it comes to the Deutsche Bahn. “I reckon that we in 2021, 2022 or 2023 are so far that we can run fully automatically in parts of our network,” Deutsche Bahn CEO Rüdiger Grube told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.
“The autonomous driving is a complex rail system in the fast and slow passenger trains and freight trains, more difficult than in a subway -. but it is possible ”Grube said the first tests have already been held. So a test field was constructed in Erzgebirgsbahn. Given the digitization of the web must remain competitive, said the CEO. In addition, the state-owned company intends to use the data obtained better. Given the development of its own company and a far-reaching cooperation with start-ups are planned.
From for night trains will be reviewed
The planned off in the night trains will check the web on the other hand again. “Write Our night trains deep in the red. But we try to, nor present a measure this year, with which it will continue to be in Germany Night train” Grube said.
So the web is considering for some time, the lossy business at the Austrian Federal railways (ÖBB) express. Supporters of the so-called City Nightliner had protested with a signature campaign against the cancellation plans.
Grube also defended the job cuts in freight transport. The path must be “more productive and flexible.” In the rail freight company DB Cargo the elimination of 2,100 jobs and 215 smaller the total of 1500 loading stations threatened.
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