Elise Stolte: Thales is not the bogeyman. Metro Line LRT doomed from the start

Take a 1970s Chevy Chevette and add on today’s Tesla-style automated technology.
Sound easy?
Maybe it’s possible, but I’ll bet it’s a recipe for misery and an unending series of software tweaks and disappointments.
Like Edmonton’s Metro Line.
The final deadline for Thales Canada to hand over the long-delayed LRT signalling system is one week away.
Thales executives say incredible, unsung feats of technical engineering have been achieved and the signalling system is