> AFAIK It's the lack of a human making the close doors / start moving decision that leads to need for platform doors.
There is no such need. Lyon's line D has been running fully automatic since 1992 without platform doors[0], the only major accident has been a drunk falling on the train having jumped from a mezzanine.
There is no such need. Lyon's line D has been running fully automatic since 1992 without platform doors[0], the only major accident has been a drunk falling on the train having jumped from a mezzanine.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubdJ35NBrbE