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Indian Railways and DFCCIL Sign MoU for AI Undercarriage Inspection

The pact entrusts DFCCIL with installing four wayside AI vision units on freight corridors for real-time undercarriage fault detection.

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Overview

  • Sumit Kumar of the Railway Board and DFCCIL’s Jawahar Lal formalized the agreement at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi.
  • DFCCIL will handle procurement, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the first four MVIS units.
  • Machine Vision Inspection System uses AI to capture high-resolution images of moving trains’ undercarriages and flag hanging, loose or missing components.
  • Real-time alerts generated by the system aim to reduce reliance on manual inspections and help avert accidents and service disruptions.
  • Success on freight corridors is expected to inform rollout on passenger routes as Indian Railways pursues wider digital transformation.