Automatic train operation (ATO) insure partial or complete automatic train piloting and driverless functionalities. In rail transport, a train consists of a single or several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route. ...

One of the earliest examples of ATO was on the Victoria line of London Underground, opened in 1968. The ATO system performs all functions of the driver except for the closing of the doors. Many newer systems are now computer-controlled, including London's Docklands Light Railway, Line 14 of the Paris Métro, and a number of ART- and VAL-based systems. The Victoria Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. ... The nickname Tube comes from the almost circular tube-like tunnels through which the small profile trains travel. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London, England. ... 1/10 scale model of the new m2 metro in Lausanne, of the same type as the Paris line 14. ... Where most trains have a drivers cab, ART Mark II trains give passengers a large picture window through which they can see where the train is going. ... VAL is a type of automatic (driverless) light rubber-tired metro, technology based on an invention by Professor Robert Gabillard. ...