Rio Tinto announces date for automated rail system

Mining titan Rio Tinto is splashing out on the creation of the world's first automated long distance heavy haul rail network, which will service its Pilbara asset in Australia.

Mining titan Rio Tinto is splashing out on the creation of the world's first automated long distance heavy haul rail network, which will service its Pilbara asset in Australia.

The first driverless train will be launched in 2014, with the "AutoHaul" automated train programme scheduled for completion a year later, the company announced.

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