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Paris' metro # 14 is driverless.

The new lines under construction (15, 16, 17 & 18, which will serve the greater Paris area) will also be fully automated.

One of the reasons is that the driver also doubles as emergency person. With autonomous systems one has to have staff ready to reach each section of the tracks quickly to lead evacuation from a tunnel in case of fire etc. A driver is trained to do so.

Pretty sure one of the Boston subway lines is autonomous (from the airport?), along with a smattering of subway lines around the world.

Blue line? Nope, it has a driver.

If that had to drive down a busy street it wouldn't be driverless.

The way it's configured it's basically an elevator.