Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a linear motor system, in particular a long-stator or planar motor system, comprising a stator with numerous drive coils and at least one shuttle carrying drive magnets and moving relative to the stator. An electromagnetic field is generated by energizing selected drive coils to interact with the drive magnets and move the shuttle. To improve efficiency and motion control, a motion control unit determines at least one drive variable from a predefined movement profile and/or target movement values and from actual movement values for a given time step. Based on the drive variable, the motion control unit selects the drive coils to be energized and determines their energization to move the shuttle in a desired motion. An artificial intelligence method is used at least for determining which drive coils are energized and how they are energized, using the drive variable input.