British Rail Operation Group: Introducing self-driving trains

A railway development report released by the British Rail Operations Group on the 7th said that in order to cope with the country's growing demand for rail transportation, railway facilities can be gradually upgraded in the future, a new generation of self-driving trains can be introduced, and railway transportation efficiency can be greatly improved.

The Rail Operations Group is an industry organization representing many British train operating companies. In this report on the future development plan of British railways, the group put forward a number of technical development suggestions, including the development of "fully intelligent" trains, allowing each train to communicate in real time through sensors and signal transceiver equipment to avoid collisions and help achieve automatic driving.

The report states that if self-driving trains are promoted on a large scale, not only will train operations become more efficient and the probability of train delays be reduced, but for countries like the UK with high labor costs, a lot of operating costs can also be saved. It is estimated that the railway industry can reduce expenses by more than 340 million pounds (about 2.9 billion yuan) each year.

The report said that the British government had previously announced an investment plan of 450 million pounds (about 3.9 billion yuan) to promote the "digital railway project" and test new signal transmission technology, which is the first step in the development of self-driving trains.

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