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by kortilla 1109 days ago
The 2 are not redundant. One just does the extremely difficult job of closing the doors which can in no way be done by the driver due to the immense mental burden it would require.

Subways all over the world operate with just one employee and surprisingly don’t just derail and kill millions. Maybe take your FUD elsewhere.

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Singapore MRT actually operates with zero drivers!
As does Nuremberg U3!
One line in Paris, 2 in Toulouse, Lyon, it’s even more funny that it was built in the 1991 without drivers, truely futuristic.
Two lines in Paris, soon to be six.
even Budapest has an autonomous line