The first-ever completely pilotless train is started in Australia

Western Australia, region Pilbara, place of activity of Rio Tinto mining company. The other day her executive director Chris Saylsberi announced the beginning of construction of "mines of the future" between which autonomous cargo trains will ply. The first such UAV on rails has just done the initial way the day before.

Automation of all and всея in production and transportation of minerals will give such big competitive advantages that in Rio Tinto without fear and doubt run ahead of the planet only. Already in the first of the 2017th the company has transferred 50% of all the trains for an automatic operating mode, however, having left for secure of drivers in cabins. And here the long-awaited moment – completely autonomous cargo train has independently overcome a route in 100 km.

Behind words about innovations and advanced technologies the prosaic fact is: commissioning of trains UAVs gives to the company the chance to reshuffle personnel. To transfer routine work to robots, and to transfer people to more responsible positions where they will be able to master new types and methods of activity. Not to dismiss deserved shots, and to provide them alternative ways of employment, without provoking social and political conflicts.

Plans of Rio Tinto are grandiose — by the end of the 2018th the company plans to transfer all the railroads to the autonomous mode completely. For this purpose it is necessary to receive good from the Australian authorities — these trains robots will go also on public roads.

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