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Japan
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Finland
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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which country has launched the world’s first automated, driverless train? Notes: German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens unveiled the world’s first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg.
Detailed explanation-2: -German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world’s first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg, billing it as more punctual and energy efficient than traditional trains.
Detailed explanation-3: -This project is being developed by ‘Siemens and Deutsche Bahn’. It is being dubbed as “world first”. The project is part of a 60-million-euro modernisation of rapid urban rail system of Hamburg.
Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s first fully automated driverless railway opened in Japan’s Kobe in 1981.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cities like Paris, Tokyo, Barcelona and Dubai have already embraced driverless trains.