The world’s first subway train equipped with embodied intelligence technology has been unveiled, marking a groundbreaking technological advance in rail transit equipment.
Release time:
2026-09-22
On September 22, local time, the 15th Berlin International Rail Transit Technology Exhibition opened in Berlin, Germany, where CRRC unveiled the world’s first green‑smart integrated digital subway train equipped with embodied intelligence technology. This marks the first-ever application of embodied intelligence in subway trains, signaling a groundbreaking technological advance for urban rail transit systems.
On September 22, local time, the 15th Berlin International Rail Transit Technology Exhibition opened in Berlin, Germany, where CRRC unveiled the world’s first green‑smart integrated digital subway train equipped with embodied intelligence technology. This marks the first-ever application of embodied intelligence in subway trains, signaling a groundbreaking technological advance for urban rail transit systems.
This model is developed based on the “VELLINK” urban rail vehicle platform, with multi-source sensors deployed throughout the train to form an autonomous perception system capable of real-time road‑condition recognition, anomaly detection, and fault‑warning. In terms of performance, through the use of lightweight materials and multi‑system integration, the overall vehicle weight has been reduced by approximately 18%, while comprehensive energy consumption has decreased by more than 10%.
This year’s exhibition, centered on green transformation and artificial intelligence, drew more than 3,100 exhibitors from roughly 60 countries and regions worldwide. In addition to the embodied‑intelligence subway train, CRRC unveiled two full‑scale prototypes: the “VELFORCE” 2,000‑kilowatt hydrogen fuel‑cell hybrid locomotive and the MAGIX intelligent flatcar. The former can be refueled with hydrogen in just 15 to 20 minutes and is primarily designed for green traction applications in the railway sector.
Industry Significance: This launch sends a clear signal that rail‑transit equipment is accelerating its dual transition toward “green” and “intelligent” solutions. For Zhongchengda, its core products—such as braking resistors and grounding resistors—are critical components of train electrical systems. The trends toward vehicle weight reduction and energy‑efficiency improvement are placing higher demands on ancillary resistor equipment in terms of lightweight design, thermal‑dissipation performance, and reliability, while also indicating sustained market demand for the maintenance and upgrade of existing rolling stock.
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