Prospects and risks of implementation of intelligent control systems in railway transport

The article provides a critical review of a wide range of modern publications by domestic and foreign authors in the field of development and implementation of intelligent control systems and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in railway transportation. It is noted, that the prospects for the introduction of intelligent control systems in railway transportation are promising, especially in terms of improving safety, reliability, and operational efficiency. These systems combine artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and predictive data analysis to optimize operations, manage traffic, and improve service protocols. At the same time, it is shown that there is a risk of being carried away by the "fashionable" trend of digitalization without a systems analysis of its necessity and possibilities in the application areas, i.e. without a conceptual design of the ITS operating environment. The article gives practical recommendations on how to reduce these risks based on the basic principles of end-to-end conceptual technology of digitization.

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