Siemens Rail Automation announced on August 8, 2014 that it will combine and expand its manufacturing and engineering operations at a new facility in the Pittsburgh area “to help meet growing demand ...

WASHINGTON — When you step on a Metro train, the trains operator has complete control of the ride -- from stopping and starting the train, to doors opening on the right. After more than a decade, ...

The Federal Railroad Administration on March 29 issued an RFI (Request For Information) on “the future of automation in the railroad industry.” “Secretary Chao is placing considerable emphasis on ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens Rail Automation, in a consortium with Bombardier Transportation, has been awarded a contract, not to exceed $428 million including all phases and options, by the ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and Metro are hoping to return to automated trains systemwide by the end of 2023, according to new findings that are expected to ...

The MTA has pushed back plans to automate the L train to next year, as they work on working out the kinks and convincing the public that the line will work. In fact, when the MTA tested the automated ...

German rail company Deutsche Bahn is really keen on automation and ha picked Nokia to help it take humans out of the equation. Deutsche Bahn has a project called S-Bahn, which is all about automation.

Read some of the employment-related headlines these days and you may conclude the doomsayers finally have it right: The end is nigh. “Technology Could Kill 5 Million Jobs by 2020,” ran the headline on ...