The HMAX platform has been installed on over 2,000 train carriages and has reportedly reduced service delays by over 20%, train maintenance costs by 15%, and fuel costs at train depots by 40%. Hitachi Rail is planning to expand the use of HMAX to other rail operators and industries with large infrastructure, such as the energy sector. The company is also working on increasing the quality and number of data points the platform collects.
Key takeaways:
- Hitachi Rail has partnered with Nvidia to launch an AI platform, HMAX, for rail management, aiming to reduce maintenance costs and improve train reliability and infrastructure.
- The HMAX platform combines live data collection from train sensors and cameras with AI to help operators predict problems, improve their networks, and ensure trains and related infrastructure run more efficiently.
- Since its installation on over 2,000 train carriages, HMAX has reportedly reduced service delays by more than 20%, train maintenance costs by 15%, and fuel costs at train depots by 40%.
- Hitachi Rail is planning to expand HMAX to other rail operators and industries with large infrastructure, such as the energy sector, while also increasing the quality and number of data points HMAX is collecting.