TfL has concluded that converting the London Underground to driverless trains would incur high costs with minimal benefits, particularly regarding capacity and operations.
Even though the anticipated advantages of driverless trains center around increased capacity, current signalling systems are already maximizing train frequency, making such expenditures unjustifiable.
The complexity of retrofitting existing stations with necessary platform upgrades poses significant logistical challenges, meaning that productivity improvements would be limited.
Strikes would not be eliminated through automation as staff remains required on board driverless trains, similar to the operational model of the DLR.
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