Siemens is teaching trams to do things like take themselves off to get washed or drive onto a separate track when not in use. — dpa
It's not just cars that will soon be driverless: Cities with trams stand to gain even more from the coming wave of autonomous driving technology.
A consortium led by Siemens is developing ways to make trams autonomous as part of a three-year project called Astrid (Autonomous Tram in Depot), involving a fully automated depot in which trams can control themselves, Siemens Mobility has announced.
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