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International Business Times
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Czech Driverless Train Hits Open Track

No driver is needed -- except by legislation to supervise its operation, at least for now (Credit: AFP)

A rail line linking two northern Czech towns is testing Europe's first driverless train operating in an open environment, its developer told AFP on Tuesday.

The train named Edita has been running since April on a local railway used as a testing track by the Prague-based private AZD company producing transport control and signalling systems.

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