• UK rail industry has grown used to failing everyday on accessibility, MPs hear (DisabilityNews) • The weird, colourful postmodern Berlin U-Bahn station architecture (ExBerliner) • The world’s first covered bike path could be made …
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And then there was AI: Deutsche Bahn’s experience (RailEngineer)
In June 2023, London Business Conferences held a multi-day conference and Elizabeth Line Old Oak Common depot visit: ‘Rolling Stock Maintenance and Depot Innovation’. Now in its eleventh year, Rail Engineer previously covered this event …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 18 August 2023
• The future stations of HS2 (RailEngineer) • Brits use more water to wash their cars than UK’s major cities combined (MobilityMatters) • German government provides €12.5bn more for rail investment (IntlRailJ) • Chicago’s complex …
Continue readingWhat self-driving cars tell us about AI risks (IEEESpectrum)
Five conclusions from an automation expert fresh off a stint with the US highway safety agency IN 2016, JUST WEEKS before the Autopilot in his Tesla drove Joshua Brown to his death, I pleaded with the US Senate Committee …
Continue readingNYC MTA to deploy AI at subway stations to track fare evasion (BusinessInsider)
The next time you walk through the turnstile at a New York City subway station, AI might be watching you. The city’s subway system is now using AI surveillance technology to track fare evasion. The …
Continue readingBringing mobile phone coverage to the London Underground (TheEngineer)
A major new telecoms programme is currently being rolled out across London’s Tube, providing passengers with cellular coverage throughout the entire network for the first time. Andrew Wade reports. TFL’s Telecommunications Commercialisation Project (TCP) will …
Continue readingUK advances East Coast Digital Programme (RailTech)
The billion-pound plans to improve rail travel for passenger and freight operations to and from London have progressed further. Critical work took place over the last weekend in June to prepare for a digital future. …
Continue readingA balanced approach to AI adoption in the rail industry (RailwayNews)
This article will discuss how AI is transforming the rail industry, highlighting examples of AI use cases, benefits and potential challenges. Finally, I will provide actionable recommendations for businesses in all industries looking to implement …
Continue readingInductive charging highway section to be built in Florida (Electrive)
The Norwegian company ENRX wants to inductively charge electric vehicles with 200 kW while driving on a section of highway in Florida. A one-mile section of a four-lane highway near Orlando is to be electrified. …
Continue readingPhoenix Rises – Return of the Airship
Spy balloons over the US and Canada, with some being shot down, have been a major news story in recent months. But what is not in the mainstream news is the spotting of what appears …
Continue readingSatellite pay-per-mile tolling to be tested in Munich & Barcelona (TrafficTechToday)
A new dawn for pay-per-mile tolling (also known as road user charging or RUC) is approaching with the announcement today (12 April 2023) that a satellite-based system to enable it is to be trialed in …
Continue readingNew York Subway sniffing around for urine detection technologies (TheCity)
Transit officials are looking to sniff out a tech wiz that can sound the alarm on subway soakers who urinate in station elevators. The MTA is pooling input from companies that have successfully installed elevator …
Continue readingNYC’s anti-speeding tech could be a road safety breakthrough (Bloomberg)
As US cities and states grapple with surging traffic deaths and underperforming Vision Zero programs, their leaders face a challenge. Although they can take steps like implementing road diets or (if they’re fortunate) installing automatic safety cameras, there is one risk factor that …
Continue readingRail Ticketing in a post-Covid World
The Covid pandemic has had a lasting impact on Britain’s railways. Undoubtedly the most significant impact has been on changing travel patterns in general and, in particular, a reduction in commuting and other business travel …
Continue readingHitachi Rail to conduct testing at Global Centre of Rail Excellence – GCRE (RailwayNews)
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) and Hitachi Rail have signed an agreement to test the latest rail technologies, including British-built trains, battery systems and digital solutions at the new site in Wales. The …
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