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 ...

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 (7News) — Metro hopes to once again run automated trains starting later this month. The transit agency said it wants to return to using Automatic Train Operation (ATO), which is essentially ...

Metro plans to return to automatic train operation (ATO) for the first time in 15 years by the end of the year, which the transit agency says will offer a smoother, quicker ride. No Metro customer has ...

WASHINGTON — Just six months after the return of automated Metro trains to D.C., the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority received the green light to bring Automatic Train Operation to the ...

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 ...

During and after a board of directors meeting on Thursday, Metro officials expressed frustration over not being allowed to expand the use of autopilot features on trains. As 7News first reported on ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro Red Line passengers will begin getting rides on automatic trains starting Sunday, 15 years after the system was halted due to safety concerns following a deadly crash in ...

As Metro transitions back to automatic operations, automatic doors will be coming to the Red Line. The announcement came at a meeting of the Metro board of directors on Thursday. The return of ...

Metro isn’t as close to returning its trains to automatic operation as it hoped. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, the third-party oversight body for Metro, said it observed things that ...