SeatSense real-time seat occupancy solution - SENSATIVE [InnoTrans 2026]

00:00 We are from SENSATIVE. My name is Niclas Oehrn, and we work with all types of sensor data.

00:08 The company was founded in 2013, and the first thing we made was sensors.

00:15 Those sensors can detect different kinds of presence and the data behind it as well.

00:21 So you have sensors, and then you have the platform to understand the sensor data. What do you do with that data?

00:27 That is why we are here, and this is our first time at InnoTrans.

00:31 We are presenting the first rail solution in this company's history.

00:34 It all started a couple of years ago when a major rail operator in the UK approached us with a problem.

00:42 They knew their ticket sales, but they did not know exactly how their seats were occupied.

00:48 They asked us, "Can you solve this for us?"

00:51 And that ended up becoming the solution we are presenting here today.

00:55 It is a sensor that tells you whether a seat is occupied or not.

00:59 We can then provide that data to the operator, who can use it for multiple different use cases.

01:07 The sensor itself is small, does not weigh much, and is mounted with double-sided adhesive tape.

01:15 The sensor itself is fully rail-certified.

01:18 The battery lifetime starts at a minimum of 5 years.

01:22 This sensor also has an accuracy of over 99% for identifying a seated passenger.

01:30 It identifies whether a person is sitting in the seat.

01:34 One sensor is mounted with double-sided adhesive tape, and it lasts for the lifetime of the sensor itself.

01:42 This sensor identifies two seats or one seat, so you have one per two seats that are installed.

01:49 Once installed, all the data travels to one gateway per train.

01:55 It communicates using a wireless frequency called Laura WAN.

01:59 This has a long reach.

02:02 So, you only need one gateway connected to the train's internet access.

02:05 Then everything goes to our back-end server after that.

02:09 That gives us live data on exactly which seats are occupied by a customer.

02:15 That could be used for revenue management, comparing ticket sales with actual seat usage.

02:23 Or it could be used to guide passengers to quieter areas,

02:28 or simply to give passengers information about where they should sit and which seats are available, or for operational efficiency.

02:36 If you want to know more about exact seat occupancy, you can always write to us and reach out through our homepage.

02:43 It is sensative.com.

02:45 Then you can find SeatSense there, which is the product we offer for rail.

02:50 Thank you very much.