Egypt’s new driverless monorail is riding across the desert

The swarming metropolis of Cairo is known for its history — and for traffic congestion so bad that the Egyptian government raised an entire new city from the desert to alleviate some of the pressure on its capital. Now, a new transport system is bidding to lighten the load a little further. The doors of the Cairo Monorail slid open to welcome passengers for the first time in May, marking the launch of Africa’s first driverless monorail network. Once completed, it could be the longest of its kind anywhere in the world. Spanning 56.5 kilometers (35 miles) from Cairo International…