Deep tech firm ropes in city company to build systems, technologies to make Indian Railways safer

NOVA Control Tecnologix (NOVA), a deep-tech subsidiary of e2E Transportation Infrastructure, in partnership with city-based Tata Elxsi (a Tata Group firm), would develop Kavach 4.0, the next generation of India’s indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, said to be a milestone in railway safety and technology innovation.

NOVA, a newly floated arm of e2E, has also announced its launch as a full-stack Rail Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) here on Thursday.

Speaking on the occasion, Priyank Kharge, Minister for IT & BT, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj said the collaboration marked a major step towards strengthening India’s RailTech ecosystem and aligns with the Ministry of Railways’ modernisation and ‘Make in India’ vision.

“Every global product will have at least one line of code written in Karnataka,” the Minister remarked. He further said, “The collaboration between NOVA and Tata Elxsi on Kavach 4.0 is a shining example of how Karnataka continues to lead India’s engineering and technology evolution.”

As per the partnership agreement, NOVA will serve as the primary OEM for Kavach 4.0, responsible for manufacturing, testing, and integration, while Tata Elxsi will lead on hardware and software design, prototypes, safety certification (in compliance to RDSO standards and SIL4 compliance, the highest global safety standard), and cybersecurity engineering.