The MTA has reportedly began testing “futuristic technology” on the L line in an effort to speed up service, the New York Daily News reports. 

A memo sent out to train operators on Thursday Sept. 26 shows that “ultra-wideband” (UWB) signaling equipment has been installed along the L line and it is ready for a trial run.

“If the tests are successful, the technology would allow trains to run closer together and at higher speed,” said NYC Transit President Andy Byford in an interview with the New York Daily News.