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In early March 2013, Qingdao Hisense Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Hisense) independently developed the integrated monitoring system software platform for urban rail transit (HiSCADA), which successfully obtained the SIL2 product functional safety certification issued by the French BV International Inspection Bureau. This indicates that the safety performance of the integrated monitoring system of Hisense has fully met the international safety standards, and will provide a higher level of safety guarantee for the smooth operation of the system in the unmanned environment of urban rail transit.

The World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference 2020 opened in Shanghai on July 9, 2020. The AI application scenarios presented by Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd. (Shentong Metro Group) have attracted a lot of attention of visitors. On July 9, 2020, the total passenger flow of Shanghai Metro exceeded 10 million, reaching 10.048 million, and Shanghai will enter the normal state of “ten million passenger flow” every day. At present, the operating mileage of Shanghai Metro reaches 705km, ranking first in the world. According to the new line planning and construction trend, the Shanghai Metro network will continue to expand, and there will be even more passenger flows in the future.

Late at night on June 28, 2020, Casco Signal Co., Ltd. (Casco) Train Autonomous Operation System (TACS) based on vehicle-to-vehicle communication successfully completed the unmanned driving test verification on Shanghai Rail Transit Line 3/4. Finally, all the verification indexes of the Casco vehicle-to-vehicle communication TACS system achieved the expected goals, and the system was highly praised by the review experts.

Recently, Shao Xinming, general manager of Beijing Jinggang Metro Co., Ltd. (Jinggang Metro), said in an exclusive interview with the journalist of Ta Kung Pao, the oldest active Chinese language newspaper in China, that urban rail transit has been clearly included in the category of “new infrastructure” and will provide more possibilities for residents to travel in the future.

According to the news on the foreign tunnellingjournal.com website (tunnellingjournal.com) on May 5, 2020, the Underground Engineering Research Center of Colorado School of Mines and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently signed a contract to develop an unprecedented rapid tunneling technology for its “Excavator” project. The research team will conduct a demonstration of tunneling technology at a speed of 366m/h within 15 months.

On July 7, 2020, the third “International Forum of Intelligent Metro Chief Information Officer and Chief Engineer” held in Shanghai, co-sponsored by Shanghai Transportation Research Center and the Intelligent Metro Alliance. At the forum, well-known domestic and international metro operators, rail transit solution providers, and industry association experts gathered to discuss the development modes for an intelligent, efficient, and safe rail transit, explore market potential, and enhance international exchanges and cooperation.