This Fully Autonomous Train Completed A Successful Run In Australia

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This train has no driver. The mining company, Rio Tinto, completed a fully autonomous rail journey. The train traveled 62 miles through Western Australia. Multiple teams worked together to monitor the train as it traveled. Their goal? To build the first fully autonomous rail network for freight trains. The project involves automating trains that transport iron ore to port facilities. Rio Tinto operates 200 locomotives on more than 1,056 miles of track. The company sees automation as improving safety and productivity. • -------------------------------------------------- • Follow Business Insider on Twitter: / businessinsider • Follow BI on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1W9Lk0n • Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ • -------------------------------------------------- • Business Insider is the fastest growing business news site in the US. Our mission: to tell you all you need to know about the big world around you. The BI Video team focuses on technology, strategy and science with an emphasis on unique storytelling and data that appeals to the next generation of leaders – the digital generation.

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