RAil Automation Summit - Driverless
Join European rail leaders, operators, infrastructure managers, signalling experts and providers in Copenhagen for a focused summit on automation, ATO, GoA 1–4 and the practical path toward driverless rail.
- 9 March 2027
- Copenhagen
The transition to fully automated heavy rail (Grade of Automation 4) is redefining public transport. However, the industry's greatest hurdle isn't building new systems from scratch—it is the highly complex migration of existing, live railway networks.
That is exactly why Copenhagen is the ideal backdrop for this summit. Right now, the Danish State Railways (DSB) are executing one of the world's most ambitious technological transit upgrades: retrofitting the operational 170-kilometer S-Bane network into a fully driverless system, all while keeping millions of daily commuters moving.
Against the backdrop of this massive local mega-project, we are establishing a brand-new platform for the global rail industry. Our speakers will bring a wealth of international case studies, technological breakthroughs, and proven migration strategies to Copenhagen.
Whether you are an engineer deep in the technical details of autonomous signaling, or a transit professional preparing for operational transformation, this is exactly where you need to be. Join us and be part of the foundation as the new international community for driverless heavy rail experts takes shape.
- Fragmented strategy
Siloed approaches create incompatible systems and higher long-term costs.
- Uncertainity around GoA 3-4 and ATO
Too much uncertainity delays progress and increases risk across your projocts.
- Delayed investment decisions
Waiting for clairty slows delivery , reduces competetive advanatage and invrease total cost.
- Reduced influence over future standards
Late engagement means less influence on the standards that will shape our future.
Guided by the people behind "Light Rail Day"
Rail automation is complex. It touches infrastructure, operations, safety, signalling, technology, procurement, regulation and long-term strategy. To make the right decisions, the industry needs more than broad inspiration — it needs a focused forum built by people who understand how rail professionals work, think and collaborate.
Rail Automation Summit is created by the team behind "Light Rail Day", a well-established meeting point for the Nordic rail and light rail sector.
We know the value of bringing operators, infrastructure managers, suppliers, consultants, authorities and decision-makers into the same room. Our role is to create a relevant, practical and high-quality setting where the right conversations can happen — and where participants leave with insight they can actually use.
With Rail Automation Summit, we bring that same industry focus to one of the most important topics shaping the future of rail: automation and driverless operation.