MOSCOW, May 29. Students of specialized universities got acquainted with projects for the implementation of artificial intelligence and unmanned technologies on the railway and in cars as part of the scientific and practical conference «Artificial Intelligence in the Road Industry — TRANS AI 2024″, reports the Telematics concern, which organized the event together with JSC » NIIAS» and TransTeleCom Company.
The conference participants were students from the country's leading universities: Moscow State University. M.Yu. Lomonosov, MSTU im. N.E. Bauman, MIIT, MADI, DonSU, RTU MIREA, NRNU MEPhI, KGSAU and others. Students visited the train control center, took a demonstration ride on an unmanned train along the Moscow Central Circle, and also toured the production site of the Evocargo company, specializing in the field of electric transport, and assessed an autonomous electric truck in action, the report says.
Representatives of JSC NIIAS told the students not only about the implementation of artificial intelligence and unmanned technologies, but also showed how the systems of technical vision, detection of obstacles on the way, deviant behavior and other already implemented technologies work during a demonstration ride on an unmanned train along the Moscow Central Circle. They were able to see the work of unmanned systems during emergency braking, and also sat in the driver's seat and saw with their own eyes that the movement is controlled without human participation, the press service said.
During the tour of the Evocargo production site, the participants were shown the work of the production shop of the autonomous electric truck and the Fleet Control Center. The students inspected the production site where the vehicles are assembled. After the inspection of the production, a demonstration of the autonomous truck and the Fleet Control Center was held.
«As a large technology company, we are faced with the task of involving the younger generation in artificial intelligence technologies and science to develop the potential of our country. There are many interesting tasks in our profession, the country has large global projects and a great future for their development, in which young people can take direct part. Therefore, I want to say, addressing the younger generation — study, strive, come to work for us, there is a worthy cause in Russia for everyone,» said Alexey Nashchekin, CEO of the Telematica concern, whose words are quoted in the message.