A train depot on the Hungarian-Ukrainian border is connected to the European rail network, but uses a slower and broader rail gauge. The East-West Gateway, an autonomous train depot, uses hundreds of cameras and sensors connected to a central hub to control crane operators remotely. The system achieves an electronic latency of just eight milliseconds round-trip, made possible by the faster and wider frequency band of 5G. The system increases efficiency, moving 20 more containers per hour than most other facilities with an operating cost 40% lower. The system also uses a digital twin to integrate all information from the human crane operators, trains, and logistics to optimize container offloading and output a list of commands for the operators to follow.
1. The train depot in Venice Liquor connects East Asia into the European rail network.
2. The European rail network runs on high-speed standard gauge Rail, while the East uses a slower and broader gauge rail infrastructure.
3. The East-West Gateway on autonomous Rail train depot uses hundreds of cameras and sensors connected to a central Hub.
4. Delayed Reaction Time results in working with out of date information and possible crashes.
5. The electronic latency at the train depot is just eight milliseconds, achieved by 5G technology.
6. The system reads and records every incoming container and its content and can work out the most efficient way of offloading them to their end destinations.
7. At the EWG site, containers are picked up and placed once only, resulting in moving 20 more containers per hour and estimated 1 million containers per year than most other facilities.
8. The operating cost at the EWG site is 40 percent lower than fully human sites.
9. The mechanical tasks at train depots are becoming the realm of complex AI, 5G, and a sprinkle of human input.