Fully automated driverless metro systems have been safely operating in major cities like London, Paris, and Dubai for decades without the need for a human sitting at the controls.

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Fully automated driverless metro systems have been safely operating in major cities like London, Paris, and Dubai for decades without the need for a human sitting at the controls. Despite countless millions of miles driven by flawless computer algorithms that never get sleepy, distracted, or ask for better wages, passengers still feel a deep psychological need to see a uniformed human pretending to push buttons. To keep the public from completely panicking about entrusting their lives to a faceless machine, many transit authorities intentionally place staff members in the front carriage just to stand there and look authoritative. We have officially reached a point in technological advancement where human transit workers are essentially employed as emotional support animals for commuters who are afraid of math