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What German Rail Company Deutsche Bahn’s Plans For Autonomous Cars Tell Us About The Future

The German Government-owned rail system, Deutsche Bahn, is planning to add autonomous cars to its transport service offering. They will, of course, be running “off the rails”, sharing roads rather than rail lines. For Deutsche Bahn, the


The German Government-owned rail system, Deutsche Bahn, is planning to add autonomous cars to its transport service offering.

They will, of course, be running “off the rails”, sharing roads rather than rail lines.

For Deutsche Bahn, the addition of autonomous vehicles will allow it to offer passengers a door-to-door transport service – from car, to train, to car – and a wholly autonomous vehicle service for shorter trips.

The transport monolith sees autonomous vehicles as a logical inclusion to a fully integrated service offering to its customers.

So, no more waiting for a taxi or hoofing-it through the rain to the rail station. With this proposed service, passengers will be able to book an autonomous car, one which will meet them at their doors, to link them with their planned train travel.

This, of course, is a logical next step in mass transit: the integration of an autonomous vehicle fleet into a public transport network.

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