Inspiration from Spain, for example for Czech Railways

ADIF, the Spanish public transport operator, is a state organization managing the national railway network in Spain. And it is this company, the equivalent of our Czech Railways, that has chosen Virtualware to create a new generation of virtual reality training simulators for railway infrastructure, construction and maintenance.

ADIF is committed to innovating and improving its training processes, and is investing almost a million euros in transforming its simulation modules. It uses virtual reality technology as a basis for setting new standards in the training program for its employees. The company also decided to build a 250 m2 training room in Valencia, just for virtual reality simulations. It will be a state-of-the-art center for leading and improving training processes in realistic absorbing environments (virtual and augmented reality) for a larger number of users.

ADIF, the infrastructure manager, is a state-owned company under the Ministry of Transport and Urban Affairs. Their mission is to expand the Spanish railway system through the development and management of a safe, efficient and sustainable infrastructure, according to the highest environmental quality standards. ADIF is guided by the idea of social responsibility and public commitment.

This huge innovation in the state sphere of Spain immediately led us to the question of when such innovations will be introduced in our country, the Czech Republic. Our national carrier deserves more prestige than it currently has. The use of modern technologies for operation, training, education, health and safety, etc., could restore that lost prestige.

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Virtual reality has major advantages over traditional education and training

In virtual reality, the user tries everything on their own. This means that he remembers the experience better and understands the issue faster.

There is no distraction in VR - the user cannot play on a mobile phone or look out the window. They are fully focused on simulation or training and thus learn faster. Compared to traditional teaching, sometimes up to 4 times faster.

VR is a safe environment. What the user cannot try live in the real world because it is too dangerous, he can try here in VR. For example: Firefighters - extinguishing a fire in a tunnel, health and safety - solving a real crisis situation, etc.

Training on an expensive machine is not dangerous for either the user or the machine. In VR, an inexperienced employee will not damage the machine. And the risk of injury is reduced. 

By simulating what could happen, the risk of accidents in the workplace is generally reduced. The user "experiences" the consequences of his decision in case of bad behavior. This can be done during machine training, or during a health and safety course, or other crisis simulation scenarios.

Samples of videos from virtual reality - training on a grinder for an automotive company

Surroundings

Did you know that the Volkswagen Group already has a clear plan for what cars will look like and operate after 2030?

How does the Volkswagen Group visualize vehicles after 2030? 

What will the vehicles of the future look like? 

How will drivers and passengers communicate with them? 

How will autonomous management become a reality? 

These are some of the many questions answered by a group of engineers, designers, scientists and futurists at the Volkswagen Group of America's Innovation Center California (ICC) in Silicon Valley.

Their job is to predict what the world will look like after 2030. Predicting the distant future helps the carmaker better understand and identify the needs of its customers within its global family of brands, including Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Volkswagen.

The ICC does not use a crystal ball to know the future. Uses Unity. With knowledge and capabilities of the program, including film and animation, software engineering, VR development and design.

The Unity ICC developer group extends the software to its full potential to address a variety of issues, including:

• Budoucí design interiéru a exteriéru a způsob cesty zákazníka po roce 2030.
• Návrh rozhraní člověk-stroj (HMI), včetně 3D uživatelských rozhraní (UI).
• Generation of synthetic data for machine-driven products.

Compared to traditional visualization methods in the automotive industry, the whole process has been shortened to about half the time.

VR and AR interactivity brings together engineers from all industries who work on prototypes together and online.

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