Automatic train operation
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Automatic train operation (ATO) ensures partial or complete automatic train piloting and driverless functions.
Automatic Train Operation Media
Pictured is a train cab of a Kawasaki–CRRC Sifang T251 train serving the Mass Rapid Transit's Thomson–East Coast Line in Singapore. This line runs under ATO GoA 4, which is automatically controlled without any on-board staff.
A diagram representing the different levels of automation possible on railways
Operation scheme of ETCS Level 3 as an example for GoA2
Early ATO trial on a R22 train at track 4 of the 42nd Street Shuttle (right) in 1962
