{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Spacing Toronto","provider_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto","author_name":"James Bow","author_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/author\/james\/","title":"Automatic Train Control: What's the Catch? - Spacing Toronto","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MiZYQr6PPH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/11\/23\/automatic-train-control-whats-the-catch\/\">Automatic Train Control: What&#8217;s the Catch?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/11\/23\/automatic-train-control-whats-the-catch\/embed\/#?secret=MiZYQr6PPH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Automatic Train Control: What&#8217;s the Catch?&#8221; &#8212; Spacing Toronto\" data-secret=\"MiZYQr6PPH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Crossposted to Transit Toronto. Image by David Cooper, courtesy the Toronto Star. TTC Chairman Howard Moscoe waxes on about the benefits of automatic train control (a.k.a. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153driverless trains\u00e2\u20ac\u009d), suggesting that they are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a bargain\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at $750 million. The Toronto Star has more details. In his view, putting computers in charge of subway operations would allowContinue reading","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/transit.toronto.on.ca\/archives\/data\/images\/061117_ttc_subway_300-thumb.jpg"}