W. K. Lis
Superstar
I know LRT can be automated but only if the thing is completely grade separated so it is no good for TC. The primary benefit of automation is savings in wages but that is not applicable to TC.
If you have actually read the EA's for Eglinton Crosstown and the Scarborough Rapid Transit LRT conversion, you'll see that there is provision for automation, for the sections where it is separated. As in other places in the world, before the LRV's go at grade, control is given over to the driver's and vise-versa. It is applicable to TC.