by STrRedWolf
RandallW wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:22 am The equipment is more like around $25K per car as these systems have ruggedization (vibration, air quality, temperature, mounting) requirements that do mean the hobbyist or consumer grade equipment can't be used since equipment built to those specifications would be needing constant replacement.$23K for tech that's 9 years old that burns power like an oven and does everything but the kitchen sink. I *really* want to see those ruggedization requirements now. Military grade laptops are spec'ed out for $5027 maximum according to PC Magazine Online, and that's 2 year old tech that by comparison sips power and still does everything but the kitchen sink.
For example the Klas TRX R6 is considered competitively priced for the rail market with a list price of $23K.