WASHINGTON — The future of Metro is automatic. WMATA is working to restore automatic train operation (ATO) throughout the Metro system, and it’s nearly ready. Metro announced just a few months ago ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Metro is making final preparations to change the way it operates its trains. News4 has learned that a presentation to switch trains back to a computer-controlled automatic mode is on the Metro board ...

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 ...

Citing improved safety and a better passenger experience, Metro officials are hoping to have Red Line trains operate in automatic mode starting later this month. During an overnight demonstration this ...

Metro unveiled its initial budget proposal for the next fiscal year on Thursday — and it includes additional bus and rail service. Changes include more peak-capacity service on Metrorail with longer ...

Automatic doors are now operating on all Metrorail lines, cutting wait times for Washington, D.C.-area commuters by up to 10 seconds per stop. Train doors will now open automatically 3-5 seconds after ...

The technology will improve operations on São Paulo's commuter rail lines by increasing service frequency and reliability.