TechJR, Keio and Tobu: What will change with Hitachi’s railway AI?

AI use is spreading across the railway industry, and Hitachi’s HMAX is being adopted by a growing number of railway companies in Japan. The technology raises the question of whether local lines, which face serious staffing challenges, can also introduce it. In Britain, sensors have been fitted to train bogies to detect early signs of abnormalities. The broader effort is to transfer experienced workers’ knowledge into AI and apply it to railway operations and maintenance.

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