📗 Why Traktion?
Context
- Rail freight is an environmentally friendly transport solution, but challenges remain, particularly in energy optimization.
- Drivers often lack simple and effective tools to guide them towards more energy-efficient driving.
Problem
- Today, a large portion of rail journeys are not optimized, leading to high costs and avoidable CO₂ emissions.
Vision
- Reduce the environmental impact of rail transport through accessible, open-source technology.
- Increase rail competitiveness against road and air transport to promote modal shift.
🛠️ What is the Traktion solution?
💡 Traktion is a Driver Advisory System (DAS) in the form of a cross-platform mobile application that provides real-time eco-driving recommendations.
- ⚡ Real-Time Calculation: Determines the optimal speed profile based on track gradients, schedules, and train characteristics (power, weight, etc.).
- 📡 Onboard-to-Ground Communication: Transmits mission data to the driver and operational data (speed, position, consumption) to the backend for analysis.
- 🌍 Energy Optimization: Reduces fuel/electricity consumption and emissions.
🌐 Why Open Source in railways?
🔓 Transparency and Collaboration
Enables greater cooperation among rail stakeholders.
💰 Cost Reduction
Lowers the investment required compared to proprietary solutions.
🚀 Accelerated Innovation
Encourages the emergence of new ideas.
📊 Current status and next steps
Where is the project now?
- ✅ Business vision established.
- ✅ Initial discussions with drivers and rail managers.
- 🕒 Ongoing study of open-source tools.
- 🛠️ Next Steps:
- Development of a MVP.
- Recruitment of technical contributors.
What we’re looking for
- Developers passionate about open source and/or railways.
- Feedback and ideas to improve the project.
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