Hitachi Rail Revolutionizes Train Maintenance with NVIDIA AI Technology

Nvidia's AI Tech Hits The Tracks: Hitachi Rail Taps Into Real-Time Maintenance To Boost Reliability, Slash Costs - Hitachi (OTC:HTHIY), Hitachi (OTC:HTHIF)

Hitachi Rail subsidiary of Hitachi HTHIF HTHIY has announced the integration of NVIDIA Corp NVDA technology to enhance its railway operations, aiming to reduce maintenance costs and improve transit reliability. What Happened: Hitachi Rail, a global leader in transportation, is adopting Nvidia technology to enhance railway operations, reduce maintenance costs, and improve transit reliability, the company said in a news release on Monday. The company is incorporating the NVIDIA IGX platform into its HMAX system to process sensor and camera data in real time. This integration aims to expedite the detection of track issues, monitor power line degradation, and assess the health of trains and signaling equipment. Hitachi Rail estimates that proactive maintenance is seven times less costly than emergency repairs. The company's existing AI systems have already reduced service delays by up to 20% and maintenance costs by up to 15%, while cutting energy consumption by up to 40%, according to Nvidia's blog post. Koji Agatsuma, Executive Director and CTO of Rail Vehicles at Hitachi Rail stated, "Using previous digital monitoring systems, it would take a few days to process the data and discover issues that need attention. If we can instead conduct real-time prediction using NVIDIA technology, that enables us to avoid service disruptions and significantly improve safety, reliability, and operating costs." The new AI applications, developed using NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, will be available through the HMAX platform. These tools will help operators monitor train fleets and infrastructure more efficiently, providing timely alerts and optimizing maintenance schedules. See Also: Bitcoin, Ethereum Rise, Dogecoin Slips As Market Reacts To Harris' Crypto Mention: Analyst Believes It'll Be 'Game Over' For Bears If King Crypto Breaches $64K Why It Matters: The integration of Nvidia technology into Hitachi Rail's operations is part of a broader trend of AI adoption in various industries. Recently, Nvidia's stock surged following reports that CEO Jensen Huang had completed selling company shares under a trading plan earlier than expected. Moreover, Nvidia has been actively expanding its AI capabilities through strategic partnerships. For instance, Alibaba Group Holdings recently teamed up with Nvidia to enhance AI and autonomous driving technologies. Price Action: Nvidia's stock closed at $120.87 on Tuesday, up 3.97% for the day. In after-hours trading, the stock continued to rise, up 0.76%. Year to date, Nvidia has surged by 150.92%. Meanwhile, Hitachi's stock on the Japanese exchange is trading at 3,824 JPY, down 0.83%. Despite the day's decline, Hitachi's stock has risen by 88.00% year to date, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Read Next: Trump's Mars Landing Promise Gets Slammed By Peter Schiff Even As Elon Musk Says SpaceX Plans 5 Launches To Red Planet In 2 Years: 'Just Don't Want The Government To Do It' Image Via Shutterstock This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Kaustubh Bagalkote Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs

Hitachi Rail Unveils the 'HMAX' AI Solution, Accelerated by NVIDIA, to Optimize Trains, Signaling and Infrastructure

Hitachi Rail's 'HMAX' suite offers digital asset management solutions for the entire rail ecosystem - trains, signaling and infrastructure - and is being pioneered with transport operators globallyCollaboration with NVIDIA means Hitachi Rail's digital solutions will be powered by the NVIDIA IGX industrial-grade, enterprise-ready edge AI platform, providing powerful AI computing on every asset Data-driven advanced AI analytics are used to optimize operations and maintenance, offering major benefits to railways BERLIN, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hitachi Rail's digital asset management suite - powered by NVIDIA AI technology - launches today and is transforming the way transport operators run and maintain railways. The HMAX (Hyper Mobility Asset Expert) suite is an all-in-one digital asset management platform that provides transport operators with an array of AI-enhanced digital solutions to optimize trains, signaling and infrastructure management. Hitachi's digital tools already use digital sensors to remotely monitor the health of assets and improve their performance. The HMAX platform offers a leap forward as live data collection is combined with powerful AI technology to dramatically enhance the speed, ease and depth of analysis. Using the powerful insights offered by HMAX, operators can now more accurately predict, optimize and transform their services. Hitachi Rail is leveraging NVIDIA's industrial AI platform and software tools, and Hitachi Digital's AI Centre of Excellence and software engineering expertise, to offer operators more advanced, innovative solutions. The HMAX digital platform's "edge to cloud" architecture means Hitachi Rail's customers will be able to remotely access these innovations all through a single portal, as well as at operational centers. The solutions are part of Hitachi's vision to bring the power of AI into the world of Operational Technology, equipping frontline workers, engineers and operators with the powerful benefits of AI. The collaboration with NVIDIA incorporates the industrial-grade NVIDIA IGX platform with NVIDIA Holoscan sensor processing platform, allowing volumes of data to be processed at the 'edge' (on the trains or infrastructure) in real time, with only relevant information sent back to the operational control centers. This enables an unprecedented improvement in the speed that actionable insights reach transport operators, as previously it could take up to ten days for data to be processed in maintenance locations. Speaking at the company's showcase at InnoTrans, Berlin, Hitachi Rail CEO, Giuseppe Marino, said: "At Hitachi Rail, we believe AI has immediate and very impactful applications that will make the railways run more efficiently. Our AI-enabled digital asset management is a solution for optimizing customers' rail services and enhancing railway performance. We are delighted by our collaboration with NVIDIA, which will combine the power of AI with advanced Hitachi Rail technologies to enhance railway outcomes for operators." Yogesh Agrawal, Vice President of Data Center Business at NVIDIA, said: "The railway, a system strengthened by the first industrial revolution, is at the forefront of the latest paradigm shift toward a digital transformation with AI. Hitachi Rail's HMAX solution, powered by NVIDIA IGX and Holoscan, will offer the real-time computing capabilities needed to help boost the manageability, safety and availability of rail systems to meet the needs of operators and today's travelers." For more information, please contact: Adam Love, Hitachi Rail - adam.love@hitachirail.com or +1 437 234 4024 Operational note: Giuseppe Marino will be speaking alongside Yogesh Agrawal at the in-person launch of the HMAX suite at Innotrans in Berlin the Hitachi Rail stand in Hall 4.2a on Wednesday 25 September at 4-430pm. To attend, please email adam.love@hitachirail.com. Please contact Hitachi Rail for opportunities to interview CEO Giuseppe Marino and CTO Koji Agatsuma. About Hitachi Rail Hitachi Rail is committed to driving the sustainable mobility transition and has a clear focus on partnering with customers to rethink mobility. Its mission is to help every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport. With revenues of over €7bn and 24,000 employees across more than 50 countries, Hitachi Rail is a trusted partner to the world's best transport organisations. The company's reach is global, but the business is local - with success built on developing local talent and investing in people and communities. Its international capabilities and expertise span every part of the urban, mainline and freight rail ecosystems - from high quality manufacturing and maintenance of rolling stock to secure digital signaling, smart operations and payment systems. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/fa83bc83-2087-47c0-af69-a428ab70d22b Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs

High-Speed AI: Hitachi Rail Advances Real-Time Railway Analysis Using NVIDIA Technology

The global transportation company is adopting NVIDIA IGX, the enterprise-ready platform for industrial edge computing, to improve railway operations, lower maintenance costs and reduce energy use. Hitachi Rail, a global transportation company powering railway systems in over 50 countries, is integrating NVIDIA AI technology to lower maintenance costs for rail operators, reduce train idling time and improve transit reliability for passengers. The company is adopting NVIDIA IGX -- an industrial-grade, enterprise-level platform that delivers high-bandwidth sensor processing, powerful AI compute, functional safety capabilities and enterprise security -- into its new HMAX platform to process sensor and camera data in real time. By removing the lag time between data collection and analysis, the HMAX platform will enable Hitachi Rail clients to more quickly detect train tracks that need repair, monitor the degradation of overhead power lines and assess the health of trains and signaling equipment. Hitachi Rail estimates that proactive maintenance costs around 7x less than emergency repairs done after infrastructure fails unexpectedly. Its existing AI monitoring systems are already reducing service delays by up to 20% and train maintenance costs by up to 15% -- and are cutting down energy consumption by decreasing fuel costs at train depots by up to 40%. With real-time analysis using NVIDIA IGX and NVIDIA Holoscan platform for sensor processing, the company aims to further increase these savings. "Using previous digital monitoring systems, it would take a few days to process the data and discover issues that need attention," said Koji Agatsuma, executive director and chief technology officer of rail vehicles at Hitachi Rail. "If we can instead conduct real-time prediction using NVIDIA technology, that enables us to avoid service disruptions and significantly improve safety, reliability and operating costs." NVIDIA IGX Powers Real-Time AI Engine Building on its existing collection of HMAX applications -- which are currently running on data from 8,000 train cars on 2,000 trains -- Hitachi Rail has used NVIDIA IGX and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform to create new accelerated AI applications to help operators monitor train fleets and infrastructure. NVIDIA AI Enterprise offers tools, pretrained models and application frameworks to streamline the development and deployment of production-grade AI applications. These applications, available soon through the HMAX platform, can be used by the company's international customer base to process huge quantities of data streaming from sensors onboard trains, taken from existing systems or imported from third-party software already in use by the customer. In the U.K., for example, each Hitachi Rail train has sensors that report nearly 50,000 data points as frequently as every fifth of a second. AI infrastructure that keeps pace with this data flow can send train operators timely alerts when a component of a train or rail line needs maintenance. The AI insights can also be accessed through a chatbot interface, helping operators easily identify trends and opportunities to optimize maintenance schedules and more. "If a potential issue isn't identified and fixed promptly, it can result in a service disruption that causes significant economic loss for our customers and impacts the passengers who rely on these transit lines," Agatsuma said. "NVIDIA AI infrastructure has enabled us to get immediate alerts on thousands of miles of railway for the first time, which we anticipate will reduce delays and disruptions to passenger travel." Driving Benefits Down the Track The opportunities go beyond monitoring trains and tracks. By mounting cameras atop trains, Hitachi Rail can monitor power lines overhead to identify degrading electric cables and help prevent disruptive failures. Traditionally, it takes up to 10 days to process one day's worth of video data collected by the train. With NVIDIA-accelerated sensor processing, data can be processed in real time at the edge, sending only relevant information back to operational control centers for analysis and action.