Removing driver is not the goal, at least for now. Look at ETCS operation modes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Train_Control_System#Operation_modes_in

Removing driver is not the goal, at least for now. Look at ETCS operation modes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Train_Control_System#Operation_modes_in_ETCS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Train_Control_System#... By design it support exceptional situations where full automation is not possible. Also infrastructure will need decades for upgrade. Currently even routes used by high speed trains aren't 100% covered and there is low or none financial incentive to upgrade old, regional lines.