“I think the biggest challenge is that in the rail
business we have a very large set of old and country specific
regulations that date back many decades. These regulations are
meant to protect passengers, but some of them are not anymore
fitting to the modern capabilities of technology and instead
drive cost and slow innovation down dramatically.” –Gerhard
Kress
Artificial intelligence acts as an enabler for many innovations
in the rail industry.
In this interview, I have spoken with Gerhard
Kress, who is heading Data Services globally for the
Rail business, and is responsible for the
Railigent ® solution at Siemens. We
discussed innovation and the use of AI and Data-driven
technologies in the transport sector, and specifically how the
Siemens´ Railigent solution is implemented.
Railigent is cloud based, designed to help rail operators and
rail asset …
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