Automatic Train Operation (ATO) and moving block
3 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 2 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- GEIE DES UTILISATEURS D'ERTMS
Industry group representing European railway operators in ERTMS signalling, train automation, and next-generation rail traffic management development.
“ATO and moving block appear in X2Rail-1 through X2Rail-5, progressing from specification to prototype and demonstrator stages.”
PrimarySMEBE6 projects - THALES TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS GMBH
German arm of Thales Group specializing in ETCS/ERTMS railway signalling, satellite train positioning, and automatic train operation under Shift2Rail.
“X2Rail-1 and X2RAIL-2 advanced ATO and moving block concepts as part of the Shift2Rail IP2 programme.”
DE5 projects - KONTRON TRANSPORTATION FRANCE SAS
French rail signalling and communication systems provider specializing in ETCS, ATO, moving block, and 5G-based train control technologies.
“X2Rail-1 focused on ATO and moving block start-up; X2Rail-3 on ATO over ETCS GoA2 and virtually coupled train sets; X2Rail-5 on demonstrators and prototypes.”
PrimaryFR4 projects