WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced on Thursday that automatic train operations (ATO) would begin on the Red Line on Dec. 15. for the first ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The way some people ride Metrorail will change on Dec. 15, the first day Red Line service returns to automatic train operations (ATO). “Yup, I think it’s really exciting,” ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — After a 15-year hiatus, Metro is poised to resume its Automated Train Operation (ATO), beginning on the tracks along the Red Line. ATO is purportedly safer than manual train ...

Metro is planning a major change to how trains are operated in the D.C. area. The agency says it’s ready to use its automatic, computer-controlled train operation system for the first time in 15 years ...

Metro is making final preparations to change the way it operates its trains. News4 has learned that a presentation to switch trains back to a computer-controlled automatic mode is on the Metro board ...

WASHINGTON — The future of Metro is automatic. WMATA is working to restore automatic train operation (ATO) throughout the Metro system, and it’s nearly ready. Metro announced just a few months ago ...

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WASHINGTON — Members of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission say Green and Yellow line trains have been running smoothly on automatic train operation (ATO), but more studies are needed before re ...

A Metro train operator accused of putting passengers at risk last month by switching to autopilot — a mode of operations that remains in testing — is no longer with the transit agency, and an ...

Metro’s safety regulator said Tuesday it is monitoring the transit agency’s plan to return to automatic train operation while also continuing to gather data that would allow Metro to restore all of ...