SNCF and its partners run the first semi-autonomous train on the national railway network
A MAJOR STEP FOR THE AUTONOMOUS TRAIN PROJECT Two years after the launch in 2018 of a consortium to develop the prototype of an autonomous train, a Prima BB 27000 locomotive ran in partial autonomy on the national rail network between Longwy and Longuyon, in eastern France, on a line equipped with the European signalling system ERTMS, under the supervision of a driver. The consortium, consisting of Alstom, Altran (a company of the Capgemini Group), Apsys, Hitachi Rail, Railenium and SNCF, carri...
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