Dubai Opens New Driverless, Remote-Controlled Metro Service

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (yellow) arrives at a metro station to inaugurate the second metro rail network, after a two-year delay, in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on September 9, 2011. (Karim Sahib / AFP – Getty Images)

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (yellow) takes a ride through the second metro rail network during its inauguration, after a two-year delay, in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on September 9, 2011. (Karim Sahib / AFP – Getty Images)

A view of a station is seen from a train window during official opening of the Dubai Metro Green Line which stretches 23 km and comprises 18 stations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Sept. 9, 2011. (Kamran Jebreili / AP)

UAE men are seen inside a wagon train during the opening ceremony of the Green Line of Dubai Metro at one of the Metro stations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 09 September 2011. The Green Line is one of the two lines on the Dubai Metro network in Dubai. The second line will add a further 18 stations and 23km to the existing rail network. (Ali Haider / EPA)

A train in service during the opening ceremony of the Green Line of the Dubai Metro at one of the Metro’s stations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 09 September 2011. (Ali Haider / EPA)