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Driverless metro crash a human error, experts say tech is a tested science

According to DMRC, the crash happened because of human error as a trial train moved from the workshop without testing the brake system that had been disabled

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An empty metro train on trial run, breaks through boundary at Kalindi Kunj depot. | ANI

Shine Jacob New Delhi
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to inaugurate Delhi Metro's magenta line, Tuesday’s incident of a train crashing into a wall at Kalindi Kunj metro station has now raised concerns about the safety of driverless trains and its technology. The line will be the first one to have driverless metro in India.

Experts, however, believe that the technology implemented by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is one of the best in the world and the incident was not a technical but a human error.

The route will be implementing Computer Based Train Control (CBTC) based signalling system, which compared to

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