Rail giants, Deutsche Bahn of Germany announced today that it has concluded plans to introduce driverless trains as early as 2021. Chief Executive Officer, Ruediger Grube, told newsmen in Berlin that they were expected to complete work on the driverless trains by 2021.
“I expect us to be able to operate parts of our network completely automatically by 2021, 2022 or 2023.

“Autonomous driving can be difficult in a complex rail network that includes high-speed and regional passenger and goods trains, but it is possible,’’ he said.

First testing of the said driverless trains would take place on a 30-kilometre track in the eastern state of Saxony.

The trains to be used in the tests will be fitted with cameras and technology, to detect obstacles on the track and stop the train before collision.