Rio Tinto invests US$518 million in autonomous trains for Pilbara iron ore rail network in Western Australia

Rio Tinto will run the world's first automated long-distance heavy-haul rail network, with a US$518 million investment (Rio Tinto share US$478 million) in driverless trains. The first driverless train will be launched in 2014, with the AutoHaulTM automated train programme...