MUNICH (dpa-AFX) - German engineering giant Siemens is to equip the
entire suburban rail network in Copenhagen with autonomous driving
technology for trains.

The German company announced a major order on Monday for the
upgrading of 170 kilometres of track and the delivery of the
necessary technology for 226 new trains. The trains themselves are
not part of the current order.

Fully automated operation should be possible by 2033, said Siemens
Mobility chief executive Michael Peter. 'This will make the
Copenhagen network the world's largest automated urban rail network,'
he said.

The current agreement, worth ?270 million ($287 million), builds on a
contract from 2011, under which Siemens had previously upgraded the
network.


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