In message , at 15:41:06 on Sat, 5 Oct 2013,
" remarked:

Speaking of driverless trains, AIUI, the nearest prospect of that
happening in the UK is on the Glasgow Subway.

Are there any concrete plans

What's usually asked for is "concrete steps". Which are not that
uncommon at railway stations, it has to be said.

As recently as 2011, the USA was talking about: "concrete steps
toward enabling the future of human space exploration across the solar
system." Which beats firing people up in rockets I suppose.
--
Roland Perry