Metro is making final preparations to change the way it operates its trains. News4 has learned that a presentation to switch trains back to a computer-controlled automatic mode is on the Metro board ...

News4 was first to tell you about Metro’s plans to finalize the return of automatic operations of its trains. But a day later, the transit agency’s safety watchdog, the Washington Metrorail Safety ...

WASHINGTON — The future of Metro is automatic. WMATA is working to restore automatic train operation (ATO) throughout the Metro system, and it’s nearly ready. Metro announced just a few months ago ...

Metro's switch to automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line Sunday went well — aside from a few times in which trains went past the stations' platforms before stopping, a spokesperson for Metro ...

The transportation organization announced in a presentation on Monday that this would take the Red Line off manual human operation, and the rest of the lines would become automatic by the end of 2023.

Metro passengers might not notice a small change to their ride that is shaving seconds off their commute at each station, but transit leaders hope it is a precursor to improvements that soon will ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced on Thursday that automatic train operations (ATO) would begin on the Red Line on Dec. 15. for the first ...

Metro has suspended automatic door operations on the Red Line, just days after touting its return. While doors were opening properly at most stations, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said Thursday that ...

Metro trips are on track to get faster later this year. For the last two weeks, Metro has expanded testing of a return to automatic door opening to a handful of trains on all lines that have included ...