Smart trams in St. Petersburg with Cognitive Pilot AI covered more than 50 thousand km

2023: Results of the use of AI in trams

Petersburg Gorelektrotrans has been operating serial trams with elements of artificial intelligence - an active driver assistance system on the line for almost a year.

In June 2023, the heads of urban electric transport enterprises summed up and assessed the implementation of the project of St. Petersburg State Unitary Enterprise Gorelektrotrans and Cognitive Pilot (a subsidiary of Sberbank and Cognitive Technologies) for the industrial use of a system of active safety and driver assistance Cognitive Tram Pilot based on artificial intelligence ( AI) on serial trams of St. Petersburg, entering regular operation from 2022.

It is important to note that the technical solutions that we are discussing are not a fantastic future, but today. Because the active safety system was implemented by Gorelektrotrans of St. Petersburg for the first time in the country on the city's regular routes, "said Denis Minkin, director of St. Petersburg State Unitary Enterprise Gorelektrotrans.

So, from September 2022 to May 2023, smart trams with an installed, trained and tuned system passed on route No. 24 more than 50 thousand km. Moreover, all serial trams entering the city from 2022 under the terms of reference of the St. Petersburg Gorelektrotrans are equipped with an updated system, and the robot actually participates in the management of the tram. As of June 2023, there are already 82 cars equipped with Cognitive Pilot AI in the inventory fleet of the enterprise.

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The use of AI in the management of trams at this stage made it possible to make the traffic flow on the lines more uniform, minimize congestion, provide a faster mode for passengers, without sudden jerks and braking, reduce the waiting time for trams by 5-10%. In addition, speed control allows you to more carefully maintain the rail infrastructure, minimize the number of incidents with "beating" of arrows, damage to crosses and curved sections of the canvas. This factor, according to experts, by 30-40% can extend the life of infrastructure and wagons and save up to 15% budget funds for repairs.

In addition, during the operation of the Cognitive Tram Pilot, the developers received a large amount of information that will improve road safety. This is data on the causes of problematic situations on the roads, different categories of traffic violations, etc. On their basis, in the near future it is planned to issue recommendations to drivers of vehicles on how not to drive in a common stream with trams.

{{quote 'author = told Olga Uskova, CEO of Cognitive Pilot. | St. Petersburg became the first Russian region to massively introduce domestic AI technologies into the field of public electric transport. For Gorelektrotrans, the tasks of improving traffic safety, creating a more comfortable travel environment for passengers, reducing the load from the driver are among the first priorities. The positive result of the joint project is a vivid example of other Russian regions. We plan to develop the functionality of the system. Smart trams will increase the level of autonomy to full autonomy, and will also be able to constantly monitor the city's infrastructure - identify problem areas, damage to the roadway, signs, lighting elements, etc. This will save a significant part of budget funds for repairs, improve the quality of infrastructure, create additional amenities for citizens,}}