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#12787580

23 September 2025

Media outlets gather to cover the driverless autonomous shuttle operating on a trial basis along Cheonggyecheon in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea, on September 23, 2025. The ''Cheonggye A01'' is a domestically developed autonomous bus equipped with a large display showing driving status and operation information, as well as a wheelchair boarding lift. It is the first driverless autonomous bus without a steering wheel or driver's seat to operate in Seoul. The shuttle carries up to eight passengers at a time, with a safety operator on board to handle emergencies. It operates on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:50 p.m., running 11 times a day at 30-minute intervals. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announces that the service is initially free of charge, with paid operations expected to begin in the first half of next year.

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#12787581

23 September 2025

Media outlets gather to cover the driverless autonomous shuttle operating on a trial basis along Cheonggyecheon in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea, on September 23, 2025. The ''Cheonggye A01'' is a domestically developed autonomous bus equipped with a large display showing driving status and operation information, as well as a wheelchair boarding lift. It is the first driverless autonomous bus without a steering wheel or driver's seat to operate in Seoul. The shuttle carries up to eight passengers at a time, with a safety operator on board to handle emergencies. It operates on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:50 p.m., running 11 times a day at 30-minute intervals. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announces that the service is initially free of charge, with paid operations expected to begin in the first half of next year.

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#1419035

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 3, 2016, Filipinos commute on the Light Rail Transit-1 in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as decreasing the train headway interval and implementing longer operating hours.

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#1419036

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 9, 2016, Filipinos line up at a ticket vending machine to buy train tickets in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as decreasing the train headway interval and implementing longer operat

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#1419038

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 9, 2016, Filipinos ride the Metro Rail Transit in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines, as northbound traffic in the Guadalupe district crawls slowly. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as decreasing the train headway inter

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#1419040

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 9, 2016, Filipinos ride the Metro Rail Transit, as northbound traffic in Ayala district crawls slowly in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as decreasing the train headway interval and

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#1419041

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 9, 2016, Filipinos walk past an escalator being rehabilitated at the Taft train station in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as decreasing the train headway interval and implementing l

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#1419043

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 9, 2016, Filipinos wait for a northbound Light Rail Transit (LRT) train at the EDSA station in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as decreasing the train headway interval and implementi

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#1419044

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 9, 2016, Filipinos take a ride on the Light Rail Transit in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as decreasing the train headway interval and implementing longer operating hours. (Photo b

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#1419047

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 17, 2016, Filipinos depart from the Light Rail Transit (LRT) United Nations station in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines, after a glitch temporarily affected the rail operations. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as dec

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#1419048

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 20, 2016, Filipinos wait for a southbound Light Rail Transit train at the LRT Doroteo Jose station in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, as well as decreasing the train headway interval and imp

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#1419042

4 September 2016

In this photo dated August 9, 2016, traffic flows along EDSA at the Baclaran district in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines, where a Metro Rail Transit (MRT) train crashed into the road in 2014. which injured 36 people. Excluding the Philippine National Railways system, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) systems, with its corresponding Purple, Blue, and Yellow lines, make up a majority of Metro Manila's railway system, serving 2.1 million passengers on a daily basis. With the premise of improvements in service, the Philippine government, through no less than former president Benigno "Noynoy" Simeon Aquino III, led the charge in having the LRT and MRT systems privatized, claiming that the government was losing valuable money in subsidizing train fares, arguing that Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao regions shouldn't be paying for something they will never get to utilize, and that the subsidies should be put in other departments. Despite promises of improvements in services which would be brought by increasing train fares through privatization of the aforementioned train systems, both the LRT and MRT systems remain wraught with glitches and delays, as well as marked with inefficiency with long lines even after the morning and evening rush hour becoming a common and accepted occurence, with the only visible change seen by commuters is a contactless smart card system called the "beep card," which replaced the magnetic card-based system. Activists from cause-oriented groups such as the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), which have criticized the Philippine government's train privatization scheme as deceptive and anti-people, have challenged the train fare hikes and the privatized state of the train systems to the Supreme Court, and are currently awaiting an affirmative decision. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promised in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to increase the train capacity, a

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