Metro officials expressed frustration over not being allowed to expand the use of autopilot features on trains.

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC), which oversees Metro, said the Red Line trains have been blowing past where they’re supposed to stop. Metro got approval to use automatic train ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — This week, the commission that oversees Metro on safety announced it had approved to allow Metro to once again use automation to run its trains on the Red Line, as well as ...

But the agency is being blocked by its safety watchdog, which said the rail system cannot expand automation beyond the Red Line until officials figure out why some trains are overshooting their ...