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Alstom operates a locomotive without human intervention, a world first

The world’s first, of French origin, in autonomous trains. This Tuesday, a demonstrator of a “shunting train,” that is, a locomotive used to transport wagons and container ships and assemble freight trains, performed a series of operations without human intervention. The demonstration took place in Breda, the Netherlands. It linked Alstom, the French manufacturer of TGV, TER, metro and other trams, with Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and Belgian operator Lineas.

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The locomotive started, rolled, controlled the obstacles on the track and completed its mission completely independently. This is thanks to its automation systems, intelligent vision sensors and radars. “This demonstration shows that Alstom has the technology and know-how to “see” dying trains and react safely to an unexpected situation without human intervention. “The President of “Digital Solutions” Jean-Francois Beaudoin welcomes…

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Source: Le Figaro

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