Question follow-through · 13309
Railways: Artificial Intelligence and Automation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) AI and (b) automation for rail reforms; and if she will have discussions with (i) Network Rail and (ii) train operators on the potential i
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) AI and (b) automation for rail reforms; and if she will have discussions with (i) Network Rail and (ii) train operators on the potential i
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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18 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Department recognises the potentially transformative role that technologies such as Artificial Intelligence can play across all transport modes, including rail. Within rail, these technologies have the potential to deliver step-change improvements in ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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