• A railcar passes rapidly though an automated Railcar Inspection Portal.

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    AI inspections at the edge increase railroad safety

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    • CustomerDuos Technologies

      IndustryTransportation & Warehousing

      LocationUnited States

    • Vision

      Global demand for passenger and freight trains is expected to more than double by 2050 due to railroads’ low carbon emissions. To help railroads improve efficiency and scalability, Duos Technologies built a trackside portal using AI to inspect trains traveling over 125 mph and flag any rail car issues in real-time.

    • Solution

      Duos partnered with Dell Technologies and built the Railcar Inspection Portal (rip®) with Dell PowerEdge servers. The trackside data center runs AI algorithms at the edge that inspect 360-degree images of every car in a train as it travels through a rip®. PowerEdge servers also enable AI model training in a central data center.

    • Impact

      The rip® accurately inspects trains in real time without requiring them to slow down, enabling railroads to improve safety, operational efficiency and their ability to scale to meet growing demand. By building its solution with Dell Technologies, Duos delivers mission-critical reliability and drives innovation.

    • Jeff Necciai, CTO, Duos Technologies

      “By collaborating with Dell Technologies, we continue to solve bigger problems with AI — and GenAI in the future — putting railroads at the forefront of innovation and environmental sustainability.”

      Headshot of Jeff Necciai, CTO, Duos Technologies

    • Business Results

    • 8x increase in inspection accuracy by using AI at the edge for automated inspections.
       

    • 120x performance boost using rip® inspections.

    • Improved railroad safety and cost savings.

    • Automated PowerEdge server updates and proactive maintenance improves operational efficiency.

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