2nd ICAI 2022

International Conference on Automotive Industry 2022

Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

2.2 Rail transport The Chinese government named the line “The world’s first intelligent high-speed rail”. Its construction lasted four years and has 10 stops. Trains will automatically stop at each station and run according to a precise timetable, with the speed between stations being monitored by sensors. The train will reportedly be equipped with state-of-the-art features, including seats with a 5G touch screen, intelligent lighting, face recognition and thousands of sensors that will monitor safety in real time.The cabins will have plenty of storage space for sports equipment, including flexible seats for wheelchair passengers. China, of course, is no newcomer to high-speed trains. According to various sources, the country’s extensive high-speed rail network covers more than 32,000 kilometres. The country is also home to the fastest Shanghai Maglev commercial train whose top speed is 431 km/h. Only recently was a prototype of a new high-speed Maglev train with a maximum speed of up to 600 km/h introduced (Wilson, 2020).

Figure 2: Autonomous train

Source: Wilson, 2020 (https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jan/09/worlds-fastest-driverless automated-bullet-train-launches-beijing-china-olympics) 2.3 Freight transport Using cameras and radar and lidar sensors, Scania engineers have taken significant steps towards fully autonomous vehicles. The challenge was to replace the human eye and the ability of the human brain to make decisions based on what the eye sees. Autonomous vehicles often relied on camera and radar data. Radar sensors are reliable, but their resolution does not allow the identification of pedestrians and small objects located at a greater distance. The camera offers a sufficient level of detail and a good overview in two-dimensional format, but it requires extensive software to convert a 2D image of the environment to 3D format. In general, software is more important than autonomous vehicles. An additional sensor is required to ensure safe autonomous

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