The Internet of Things, which connects real and digital information, is revolutionising rail freight by way of new digital technology for vehicles.
“We use intelligent, connected sensors to capture real-time data from freight cars and process it online. This means the cars themselves can determine whether or not the cold chain has been maintained, predict when a delivery will arrive, and provide information about when they will next require maintenance,” says Mr Bernhard Bihr, president of Bosch Engineering. More than 300 freight cars have already been equipped with the new Bosch system and are being used to put the technology through its paces on railways in Europe, North America, and Australia. The system is scheduled to enter production in mid-2016.