WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — After a 15-year hiatus, Metro is poised to resume its Automated Train Operation (ATO), beginning on the tracks along the Red Line. ATO is purportedly safer than manual ...

The plan is to have the Red Line switch to automatic train operation by the summer and the entire system by the end of the year. Metro hasn’t used automatic train operation (ATO) in over a decade.

Metro officials previewed the return of automatic train operations on the Red Line during a demonstration on Dec. 3, 2024. Officials hope to bring back the 'autopilot' system for the first time in ...

WASHINGTON — Metro wants to try automatic train operation again, and soon. By this December, it hopes to automate the Red Line. Automatic train operation was halted 15 years ago after the ...

The restart of Automatic Train Operations (ATO) followed after the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, which oversees Metro safety, gave its approval on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — The future of Metro is automatic. WMATA is working to restore automatic train operation (ATO) throughout the Metro system, and it’s nearly ready.

Metro plans to return to automatic train operation (ATO) for the first time in 15 years by the end of the year, which the transit agency says will offer a smoother, quicker ride. No Metro customer ...

South East Central Railway (SECR) is implementing KAVACH, an indigenous automatic train protection system, to enhance rail ...

Metro’s switch to automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line Sunday went well — aside from a few times in which trains went past the stations’ platforms before stopping, a spokesperson ...

Metro to Implement Automatic Train Operations by Year’s End Trains have been operated manually since the 2009 crash outside Fort Totten. by Caroline Jones March 6th, 2023 Credit: Darrow ...

Auto Doors is now in operation on ALL rail lines! Customers will notice faster entries and exits with doors opening within 3-5 seconds after the train stops on the station platform.

News4’s Adam Tuss uses a Metro train operation simulator. News4 was first to tell you about Metro’s plans to finalize the return of automatic operations of its trains.