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BEIJING

Driverless subway to launch in 2017

China's first driverless subway line, the Yanfang line in southwest Beijing, is expected to start operations at the end of 2017, People's Daily reported on Monday. Operations on the line will be fully automatic, including train departures, door opening and closing, said the report. China started developing its own fully automatic subway system in 2010 and has mastered the core technologies, the report said.