Artificial Intelligence and safety

30 September 2025

In a recent study conducted under the direction of the Operations and Safety Department of the International Union of Railways UIC, we explored the issue of Artificial Intelligence and safety/certification.

We tested an original approach, inspired by MIT:

  • entrusting AI with solving the complex problem
  • provided that all its answers are validated by an independent safety controller

This method has been successfully applied to a concrete and comprehensive case study: detecting that a track is free of obstacles in the railway sector.

This experiment has given rise to a methodology and a specific recommendation, which will soon be published by the UIC.

This breakthrough shows that it is possible to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence without compromising on security.