An automatic fall control system is being tested in the Moscow metro in preparation for the deployment of driverless trains. This was reported by the press service of the Capital's Department of Transport on Thursday, February 5.
This technology is being tested at the Pechatniki station. Video cameras, lidar and a special sensor system have been installed above the tracks, helping to perceive space in a second and record the impact of any object on the tracks.
The system immediately transmits information to the training system and dispatchers. When the signal is received, the train will stop before the obstacle.
— Automatic road fall control systems are an important factor in organizing safe unmanned traffic. It was created by employees of the Research and Development Center for Unmanned Transport of the Moscow Metro. After successful testing, we will gradually introduce this technology at other stations,” said Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow under the Moscow Government of Transport and Industry. telegram-Detrans channel.
Russia's first driverless train will begin transporting metro passengers already in 2027. Currently, experts are testing trains without passengers. Engineers are testing the train's automatic navigation capabilities, automatic detection of people and foreign objects on the tracks, machine vision to detect abnormalities in the tunnel, and interaction with the control center.
Previously in Moscow they debuted The world's first driverless electric vehicleMake regular trips with passengers. It runs on line number 10 “Metro “Schukinskaya” – “Ulitsa Kulakova”.
