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Thales and Vodaphone conduct driverless trial using 5G

Thales and Vodaphone are claiming a world first by operating a driverless train controlled remotely via a 5G mobile network. 

The driverless trials are being conducted at the Smart Rail Connectivity Campus in Erzgebirge (Germany), and is being supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s Change Through Innovation programme. 

We've read it in: Today’s Railways UK, November 2019, p7