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ottobre 15, 2021 - Siemens

World premiere: DB and Siemens present the first automatic train

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Deutsche Bahn (DB) and #siemens #mobility have developed the world’s first train that operates by itself in rail traffic. Dr. Richard Lutz, CEO of DB, and Dr. Roland Busch, CEO of #siemens AG, together with Dr. Peter Tschentscher, Mayor of Hamburg, presented the train today as it made its premiere run as part of the Digital S-Bahn Hamburg project.

The train is controlled by digital technology and is fully automated. The driver remains on the train to supervise the journey with passengers on board. Shunting, such as turning the train around, is done without on-board personnel. The project partners DB, #siemens #mobility, and the City of Hamburg have invested a total of €60 million in the digital S-Bahn Hamburg, which is part of DB’s Digital Rail Germany project.

Dr. Richard Lutz, CEO of DB: “Today we’re experiencing the true turn of an era: The railroad has arrived in the digital future and Digital Rail Germany has become a reality. With automated rail operations, we can offer our passengers a significantly expanded, more reliable and therefore improved service – without having to lay a single kilometer of new track. It is our goal to make rail #transport attractive to ever-larger numbers of people, which is the only way we can achieve the #mobility transition.

"We are making rail #transport more intelligent. Trains drive the perfect timetable automatically, accurate to the second and energy-optimised," says Dr. Roland Busch, CEO of #siemens AG. "This way, we are supporting our partner #deutschebahn in its goal of making train travel more attractive and protecting the climate. With our technology, our customers can #transport up to 30 percent more passengers, significantly improve punctuality and save more than 30 percent energy. The digital S-Bahn Hamburg marks a world premiere. The new technology has already been officially approved and, since it features open interfaces, can immediately be used by operators worldwide for all types of trains.”

Dr Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg: "Digitisation holds a lot of potential for the entire Hamburg S-Bahn network. We are creating greater capacities on the existing tracks and improve reliability and punctuality of rail travel. The premiere of the digital S-Bahn at the ITS World Congress is a strong signal for efficient and climate-friendly #mobility of the future."

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