France, Netherlands: The French manufacturer has written about it in its FY 2023/24 financial statements.
The press release states: “Major milestones on the roadmap to achieve GoA4 (Grade of Automation 4) have been successfully passed under real mainline operating conditions on passengers and freight train with SNCF in France, and for operation in yard in the Netherlands”.
The Bombardier Regio 2N equipped with computer vision technology by Thales during testing. Source: SNCF
Alstom is implementing the mainline rolling stock project in collaboration with SNCF. Testing is being conducted on the Bombardier Regio 2N regional train, which is equipped with computer vision technology by Thales. The train has been upgraded from GoA2 (semi-automatic) to GoA4 (unattended). The unmanned shunting locomotive project uses computer vision technology from another manufacturer, Elta Systems, Israel.
The tests of an unmanned shunter in the Netherlands. Source: Alstom
Earlier, Alstom announced its intention to commence the expansion of unmanned technology integration in railway transportation from 2025.
