Incident 31: Driverless Train in Delhi Crashes due to Braking Failure
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A driverless metro train in Delhi, India crashed during a test run due to faulty brakes. The train, developed by Huandai Rotem and managed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, was being tested six days before its inauguration to the public when it failed to stop at the end of the track, running through a wall. Nobody was injured. The DMRC has fired four employees as they had neglected to check the brake system prior to the testing.
Short Description
A driverless metro train in Delhi, India crashed during a test run due to faulty brakes.
Severity
Negligible
Harm Type
Harm to physical health/safety, Harm to physical property
Location
Delhi, India
Named Entities
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Hyuandai Rotem
Technology Purveyor
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Hyuandai Rotem
Beginning Date
2017-12-19T08:00:00.000Z
Ending Date
2017-12-19T08:00:00.000Z
Near Miss
Near miss
Intent
Accident
Lives Lost
No
Infrastructure Sectors
Transportation
GMF Taxonomy Classifications
Taxonomy DetailsKnown AI Goal
Autonomous Driving
Potential AI Technology
Other domain-specific approaches
Potential AI Technical Failure
Hardware Failure, Misuse
CSETv1 Taxonomy Classifications
Taxonomy DetailsHarm Distribution Basis
none
Sector of Deployment
transportation and storage
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New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Delhi Metro on Wednesday sacked four of its officials, including a Deputy General Manager, for Tuesday's accident in which a metro train rammed through a wall after failure of its brakes.A three-member committee…
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Delhi Metro's Magenta Line is to run between Janakpuri in Delhi and neighbouring Noida.
Highlights Delhi Metro blames "human error, negligence", orders high-level inquiry Crash took place because the train's brakes were disengaged Magenta l…
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A Metro train on a new line, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister next week, hit a wall here on Tuesday evening during trials as its brakes failed, a official said. No one was injured.
The incident, on the upcoming section between Noida and …
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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a driverless train of the Delhi Metro took off and rammed into a wall during the trial run of the new Botanical Garden-Kalkaji Magenta line. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expected to inaugurate the new …
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Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-19 23:07:08|Editor: yan
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NEW DELHI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A driverless Metro train crashed into a wall Tuesday during a trial run in Indian capital city, officials said.
No one was hurt in the acciden…
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A driver-less Delhi metro train, on a trial run, breaks through a wall at the Kalindi Kunj depot since brakes couldn't be applied in time. The incident comes less than a week before PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the new Magenta metro line fr…
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A driverless Delhi Metro train on Tuesday rammed into a wall during its trial run after brakes were not applied in time. The train running on the Magenta line, which is expected to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on December 25, broke th…
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About a month after being granted safety approval by the commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), an unmanned Delhi Metro train on the yet-to-be-inaugurated Magenta Line derailed, crashing into a wall.
The incident happened during a trial…
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By ANI
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday suspended four officials in connection with the Kalindi Kunj Depot incident wherein a train rolled back and hit a wall.
Anuj Dyal, Director, Corporate Communication, DMR…
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A driverless metro train on a trial run in New Delhi crashed through the wall of the Kalindi Kunj depot in South Delhi on Tuesday, ANI reported.
The mishap comes just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the D…
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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on 25th December to inaugurate the Delhi Metro’s new Magenta Line, a train running on the same line has reportedly met with an accident. The accident happened during the trial run of the metro. …
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New Delhi: A train on Delhi's Metro's soon-to-be-launched Magenta Line rolled into the maintenance depot and crashed through its wall on the west bank of the Yamuna on Tuesday after the staff apparently forgot to apply the brakes.
According…
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The Delhi Metro’s yet-to-be-inaugurated Kalkaji Mandir-Botanical Garden Magenta Line stretch witnessed a minor mishap when the train crashed into the wall reportedly due to brake failure on Tuesday.
As per reports, the Metro train crashed i…
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NEW DELHI: A driverless Delhi Metro train, running on the Magenta line, on Tuesday rammed into a wall at Kalindi Kunj depot when it rolled back on a ramp when being taken for washing."The person who took charge of the train from the mainten…
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An empty metro train on a trial run broke through a boundary wall at the Kalindi Kunj depot in south-east Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. The train was to be part of the Botanical Garden-Kalkaji Mandir section (magenta line), which is scheduled…
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In an unexpected turn of events, a driverless train of Delhi Metro's Magenta line crashed into a wall of Kalindi Kunj metro station. The Kalkaji-Botanical Garden metro line is set to be inaugurated by PM Modi on December 25. According to a …
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A driverless train going out of control and ending up where it absolutely should not be is the stuff of futuristic, 'robots-will-take-over' nightmares. And, that nightmare seemingly came alive yesterday in the National Capital Region (NCR) …
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A Delhi Metro mishap has been reported on Tuesday. (ANI PHOTO)
Delhi Metro accident today: On December 19, during the trial run of the Magenta line, one of the trains reportedly met with an accident as it tore through an iron grill at the K…
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Yesterday, a driverless metro train being tested on soon to be open Magenta line crashed through a wall at the Kalindi Kunj station. The crash which took place around 3.40 pm reportedly happened because the train’s brakes were disengaged. N…
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NEW DELHI: A day after a Delhi metro train crashed into a wall six days before its commissioning with the scheduled launch of the magenta line by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) suspended four employees…
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New Delhi: In connection with incident of Delhi Metro’s driverless train in Kalindikunj depot on December 19, DMRC Chief Dr. Mangu Singh approved orders for suspension of four officials connected held primarily responsible for the unexpecte…
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Delhi Metro officials suspended four people after the accident in Kalindi Kunj Metro Rail Depot. Yesterday, Delhi’s first driverless Metro train went through the Kalindi Kunj metro depot’s wall and then its boundary wall. However, the crash…
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Wednesday said that the staff — who were in control of an empty Magenta Line train, that broke through a boundary wall at the Kalindi Kunj depot during a trial run on Tuesday afternoon — became overconfident …
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Driverless Delhi metro breaks through the wall, Twitterati erupt with hilarious memes!
On Tuesday afternoon, Delhi Metro’s driverless train rammed into a boundary wall after the authorities failed to check the brake systems. The incident to…
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We have in the past seen instances such as the failure of Microsoft bot Tay, when it developed a tendency to come up with racist remarks. Within 24 hours of its existence and interaction with people, it starting sending offensive comments, …
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Delhi metro's driverless train being tested on to be inaugurated Magenta Line crashed through a wall on Monday afternoon.
The metro crash happened at the Kalindi Kunj depot.
Although nobody was reported injured in the crash which allegedly …
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A driverless Delhi Metro train on the Magenta line on Monday crashed into a wall during a trial run at Kalindi Kunj depot in the city.The accident occurred at 3.40 PM (1540hrs) at the Kalindi Kunj Metro depot, said DMRC. There were, however…
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A driverless train on the New Delhi Metro has crashed during test run, with a carriage plowing through a depot wall. An inquiry has been launched, with metro officials citing "human error" as the main cause of the incident.
The new automati…
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A Metro train on a new line, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, hit a wall here on Tuesday evening during trials, a Delhi Metro official said. No one was injured.
The driverless Metro hit a wall inside the depot in…
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