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Those same computer repairs can be done remotely. Or you have a mechanic on board for repairs, just not driving the train.
Besides, trains already have a dozen crew anyways, serving drinks, checking tickets, etc. No need to risk lives when we don't need to.
A number of them can't be done remotely - especially if it's not just simply a computer repair.
Essentially, the driver often serves as half a mechanic. So, at that point, he might as well drive the train (or at least survey the system, making it either GoA 2 or 3 ).
Except they don't. The number of crew is constantly being reduced - in fact, self driving trains themselves are a crew reduction method. In fact, most self driving trains don't have any crew along in the first place.
Except it's far from clear that we're risking lives, see above.
There's also babies around, they might as well also drive the train for a while. Both them and drivers have higher accident rates that automated systems, after all.
You're ignoring:
I'm not ignoring it, I already said that you can have a mechanic or another crew member taking care of it.