Autonomous Trucks
The rail freight network removes trucks from our highways, reducing transport emissions and road maintenance costs, while increasing safety. Metropolitan rail services reduce traffic congestion in our largest cities, resulting in safer roads and reduced transport emissions. Investments in electrification of the metropolitan rail networks have further reduced transport emissions. As an investment in rail transportation, however, the jury is still out as to whether it will be transformative. We will watch with interest as the future unfolds and we discover how ambitious future governments' plans are for rail, ideally as part of an integrated transport solution.