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		lgeek on July 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashes at SFO > Consider the fact that underground trains have drivers even though technically they are not needed. The London DLR[0] has been automated since it was opened in '87. It travels on the surface too. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway

agilebyte on July 6, 2013 [–]

Ah well done, is it possible that this is because the contract is to a private company?

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