questionText: 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 impact of those bodies using (A) AI on (B) automation on costs (1) for rail passengers and (2) to the public purse.
answerText: 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 ...
heading: Railways: Artificial Intelligence and Automation