Stadler Digital Labs (STADL) has been launched by Stadler and Critical Software as a joint venture focused on new software solutions for the railway sector, as reported by Railway-News.

Stadler Digital Labs set up rail software joint venture
Photo: Stadler

It is intended to combine Stadler’s rail experience with Critical Software’s strengths in software engineering, safety-critical systems, cybersecurity, and applied digital innovation.

Stadler Digital Labs and the Stadler–Critical Software joint venture

The ownership split for the Stadler and Critical Software joint venture is 51% Stadler and 49% Critical Software, according to a Stadler media release. At the same time, Critical Software will act as the strategic founding partner. It will be responsible for establishing the engineering, safety, cybersecurity, and innovation foundations for STADL.

Stadler Digital Labs will operate from two Portugal locations: one office in Coimbra and another in Lisbon. The Lisbon office will be located within Critical Software’s facilities. Also, it is set to begin operations with a team of 100 people, increasing to 300 over the next three years, as Critical Software notes.

Railway software solutions and cybersecurity focus

The primary focus of Stadler Digital Labs is to provide scalable engineering capacity and deliver end-to-end solutions in railway software, cybersecurity and digital products. In addition, the model is intended to support asset reuse, process standardisation, and knowledge sharing.

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It combines specialisation with modern development practices previously used by Critical Software in other safety-critical industries.

Leaders outline the STADL vision for the railway sector

Rogério Gomes, CEO of Stadler Digital Labs, said:

“Stadler Digital Labs reflects the strategic alignment between two organizations with converging visions regarding innovation, safety, and the modernization of the railway sector.

Rail is not only a highly relevant area for the growth of the Portuguese economy, but also for the development of a safe and interoperable European mobility ecosystem. The collaboration between these two companies will bring together Critical Software’s and Stadler’s expertise in engineering and innovation for rail.

The primary focus of Stadler Digital Labs will be to provide scalable engineering capacity, as well as deliver end-to-end solutions in railway software, cybersecurity and digital products. The model will seek to enable asset reuse, process standardisation and effective knowledge sharing, combining specialisation with modern development practices previously employed by Critical Software in other safety-critical industries.”

Gonçalo Quadros, Chairman of Critical Software said:

Meanwhile, this joint venture emerges from two of Critical Software’s most important pillars: trust and innovation. Our experience in critical software engineering, complex systems, and deep tech development will help bring Stadler’s ambitious vision for the railway and mobility sector to life. Separately, creating joint ventures like this one, with high added value and strong growth potential, is a powerful way for us to serve our purpose and respond to what matters most to us: helping to build a better and safer world.

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