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Associations see EU as responsible for DAC introduction

European railway organisations are taking the EU Commission and the EU member states to task for the introduction of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC). They demand financial aid - as well as a new coordination body.

14. Juli 2023

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ATO: Continuous route monitoring

A consortium of twelve partners will develop and test technologies for automated driving on the railways over the next four years in the Berlin Digital Railway Operation (BerDiBa) project.

25. Oktober 2021

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ATO on Tokaido Shinkansen from 2028

Central Japan Railway has set out plans to introduce GoA2 automatic train operation on the Tokaido Shinkansen by 2028. The system is currently on test and a demonstration for the media is planned for May 10.

14. April 2023

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ATO over ETCS: A$107 million contract

Hitachi Rail has been awarded a major contract worth A$107 million to install ATO over ETCS Level 2 on all trains in Queensland Rail's New Generation Rail (NGR) fleet.

12. August 2022

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ATO research at Kiel University

The Institute of Computer Science at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) is conducting research with its cooperation partner Zöllner Signal to improve artificial intelligence (AI) for autonomous railway operation.

18. April 2023

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ATO tests at SBB

Vier Monate lang, voraussichtlich von November 2023 bis Februar 2024, will die SBB ATO-Tests im eigenen Netz unternehmen.

21. Juni 2023

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ATO with GoA4 in Switzerland

Two Swiss railways are tackling concrete projects for automated driving (ATO) according to GoA4.

16. Dezember 2022

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Australia: New Rio Tinto mine connected to AutoHaul™ network

Hitachi Rail and mine operator Rio Tinto have reached another major AutoHaul milestone with the commissioning of the autonomous rail transport system for the new Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

26. August 2022

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Austrian Institute of Technology develops security solution for Network Rail in UK

UK infrastructure operator Network Rail has commissioned the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) to provide a complete solution for the early detection of physical security threats.

12. Oktober 2022

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Austrian rail network is being digitised

ETCS Level 2 was recently put into operation on the 57 km long Linz - Vöcklabruck line. The line control centre for this is in Vienna, and the digital monitoring of the trains on this section of line takes place in Linz.

23. August 2023

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AutoHaul gets interlocking modernisation

Hitachi Rail will soon commence the third and final phase of interlocking upgrades to the AutoHaul™ autonomous heavy haul rail network in Western Australia operated by Rio Tinto, an international mining company headquartered in London and Melbourne.

14. November 2023

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Automated drone missions for the prevention of incidents

ÖBB recently signed an innovation cooperation with Frequentis AG to research hangar-based automated drone flights in Austria.

21. Dezember 2022

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Automated stabling of traction units

The research project "Stabling automation for multiple units" (SAMU), which was launched by the FH Aachen and in which Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG) - together with the group subsidiaries Trapico GmbH and SWEG Schienenwege GmbH - is participating, is looking into the question of how fully automated provisioning and stabling of multiple units can be implemented.

22. August 2023

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"Automation light in Germany"

Some things seem less progressive at first glance than on closer inspection, says Jennifer Schacha.

24. November 2022

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Award procedure for automated commuter trains

Erst kürzlich hatte das dänische Parlament grünes Licht für die Neubeschaffung von S-Bahnfahrzeugen für Kopenhagen gegeben; jetzt haben die DSB auch schon das entsprechende Verfahren eröffnet.

24. Mai 2023