Italy has successfully tested its prototype for a fully autonomous Unmanned Railway Vehicle (URV) that can map critical safety and efficiency issues along the nation’s high-speed rail network.…
Driverless operation for the complete S-bane network in Copenhagen is on its way. Siemens Mobility aims to implement GoA4, on 170 kilometres of the Danish S-bane network by…
It’s among the shortest subway systems in the world. It’s also among the most famous in the world. It may be the leader in both respects. The uniquely…
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) and Alstom, have begun conducting test runs where personnel operate a locomotive remotely without disrupting regular operations. These tests, using Automatic Train Operation (ATO)…
In a bid to modernise and enhance railway communication systems, Europe is gearing up to usher in the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS-5G), slated to replace the…
Driverless trains and metros are becoming more widespread in the world of rail, provoking a paradigm shift in communication technology. Ensuring cybersecurity has thus become paramount due to…
Solutions provider Railergy has chosen Aeva’s FMCW 4D LiDAR technology for its automatic train operation system, adding instant velocity data and high-resolution sensing to identify obstacles.
Munich is set to host Germany’s most modern S-Bahn trains, thanks to Siemens Mobility winning an EU-wide tender to deliver 90 state-of-the-art trains valued over €2 billion. These…
German manufacturer of braking systems Knorr-Bremse and French technology company Thales are joining forces to develop further automated features of the Digital Freight Train (DFT). The two companies…
Since this week, passengers on metro line 4 in Paris can board fully automated metros. Equipped by Siemens Mobility, four automated vehicles with CBTC signaling at GoA 4…
CAF and OTIV launched a joint project in July to test advanced driver assistance features for trams. For OTIV, a Belgian provider of autonomous technology for rail, the…
As railways are viewed as key to sustainable mobility, the increase of rail’s modal share for both passenger and freight transport will cause congestion problems on many national…
New communication technologies will lead to significant improvements in terms of digital transformation and more efficient train control. At the same time, increasing digitalisation is exposing the rail…
East Japan Railway (JR East) will be conducting trial runs with automated commuter trains carrying passengers on board. Two months of testing on Tokyo’s Yamanote loop line will…
Last year’s trial runs by Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail to test specific functionalities of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) have demonstrated the potential of the current ATO system to…