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Master scheduler: Toshiba harnesses AI for delay-free trains

Schedule-optimizing service to roll out in UK, with other transport to follow

The complex British rail network is split across several operators, making it harder to plan timetables by hand.   © Reuters

BERLIN -- Toshiba has developed a service that uses artificial intelligence to draw up train schedules that minimize delays -- a boon for operators dealing with the busy, complex networks in such countries as the U.K.

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