Transit technology systems for the digital age

Acorn leverages advances in proven RFID technology to help the transportation industry achieve the highest standards of operational efficiency, safety, and reliability

 

Acorn is a technology solution for the transportation industry combining controls, logistics, and asset management systems with a state-of-the-art system architecture to achieve the highest standards of operational efficiency, all while cutting the cost of procurement, design, installation, and maintenance.

Leveraging proven technologies, Acorn is able to offer the same controls as industry-standard systems, while reducing infrastructure requirements.

Robust solutions to the industry’s most pressing challenges

  • Controls & Signaling

    Acorn’s real time data on speed and location helps keep systems running smoothly, efficiently, and at maximum capacity; and direct interfacing with interlockings allow trains to quickly respond to real time route conditions.

  • Asset Management

    Easily track and monitor your fleet with real time insights on asset conditions including location, time in use, and vehicle wear to optimize maintenance, broadcast arrival and departure times, and more

  • Worker Safety

    Keep personnel safe by enabling operators, workers, and first responders to initiate temporary speed restrictions to automatically slow or stop vehicles before they reach a work zone.

How it works

Acorn leverages a range of technologies, including ARM CPUs (ARM), Bluetooth/Wifi, and RFID tags, to deliver a system that is smarter, more efficient, and more cost-effective than the industry standard. The linchpin of the system is the Acorn Tag—a weather-proof RFID tag installed at regular intervals along the route, replacing much of the infrastructure associated with conventional systems.

Standout Features

 

Safer, Easier Installation

Minimal track or roadside infrastructure expedites implementation and promotes worker safety.

 

Driver-friendly

A digitally-rich interface designed with drivers and reliability in mind.

Performance Optimization

RFID tags provide steady stream of data to help keep systems running smoothly.

 

Enhanced Cyber Security

Multi-vendor sourced system architecture guards against common mode failures.

Superior Connectivity

Frequent updates allow vehicles to quickly respond to real time route conditions.

 

Compatibility

Overlay design allows Acorn to work in tandem with existing systems or to stand alone.

 

Applications across industries

 Acorn is based around a few simple core components which together create a full system that is adaptable to broad range of industries

  • Rail

  • Bus & Autonomous Vehicles

  • Freight

  • Mining

Get in touch

We’re always looking for new opportunities both locally and internationally. Reach out to our team today to learn more