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.
A Metro train operator accused of putting passengers at risk last month by switching to autopilot — a mode of operations that remains in testing —
“Video related to this event demonstrates that the operator was eating a meal while operating the train, which is also contrary to Metrorail rules and procedures,” David L. Mayer, chief executive of the commission, told the oversight agency’s governing board.
the rear of a stopped train on the Red Line in Northeast D.C., killing nine people and injuring 80 others in the transit system’s worst tragedy.Multiple federal and local investigations found that Metrorail’s detection system that keeps trains safely spaced apart had failed because of faulty parts and lax maintenance practices, but Metro never returned to the autopiloting system even though it was cleared of blame.
Safety commission officials also found that he was eating in the train cab, which is not permitted. Metro officials confirmed in a statement that the operator no longer works for the agency. Transit officials said that the incident is isolated and that operators have been reminded not to use ATO without clearance. Commission investigators did not report finding other instances of operators using ATO.
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