This video is no longer available. Citing improved safety and a better passenger experience, Metro officials are hoping to have Red Line trains operate in automatic mode starting later this month.

Metro is planning a major change to how trains are operated in the D.C. area. The agency says it’s ready to use its automatic, computer-controlled train operation system for the first time in 15 years ...

A Metro train operator is no longer with the transit agency after officials discovered the operator was using the train in automatic mode, against WMATA rules. A spokesperson says the operator, whose ...

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 ...

If you've ever glanced at your car's gear shift and noticed an "M", you might have wondered what it means. Automatic vehicles often come with various selector modes to improve the driving experience.

Only 4 percent of American drivers say that the vehicle they most often drive has a manual transmission, according to a May 2023 nationally representative CR survey (PDF) of 2,000 American adults. But ...