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If a driverless car goes wrong, it's very unlikely to kill more than a double-handful of people.

A 5000-ton freight train capable of barreling along at 100km/h while carrying 50 tanks of propane or anhydrous ammonia or similar is an entirely different risk case ...




Indeed. In the UK, nuclear waste is transported by train as well.




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