{"id":254398,"date":"2021-05-20T13:22:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-chinas-autonomous-trackless-train-just-a-glorified-bus-yeah-pretty-much\/"},"modified":"2021-05-20T13:22:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:22:43","slug":"is-chinas-autonomous-trackless-train-just-a-glorified-bus-yeah-pretty-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-chinas-autonomous-trackless-train-just-a-glorified-bus-yeah-pretty-much\/","title":{"rendered":"#Is China\u2019s autonomous trackless train just a glorified bus? Yeah, pretty much"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Is China\u2019s autonomous trackless train just a glorified bus? Yeah, pretty much<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Twitter<\/a> is bursting over this \u201cnew autonomous electric train that does not need traditional tracks.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This is incredible!
China \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 is testing it\u2019s new autonomous electric train that does not need traditional tracks. It runs on a virtual track. Can go everywhere.<\/p>\n

pic.twitter.com\/56505GeK1U<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Erik Solheim (@ErikSolheim) May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To begin with, it\u2019s not that<\/em> new. The Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) guided articulated vehicle was developed back in 2013 by Chinese rail maker\u00a0CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. It was first launched in Zhuzhou in 2017, and since then it has undergone several trials and experimental operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest issue with the ART vehicle is that we can\u2019t really point out what it is: a train, a tram, or a bus?<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s a self-driving bus, my guy. Of course it doesn\u2019t need tracks. It\u2019s a bus.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mumboejumboh (@Mumboejumboh) May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Train..? You mean bus?<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve had these in Malm\u00f6 Sweden since 2014, they are not something new. pic.twitter.com\/HpKu7izpAJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Canine Rasmus \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@CanineRasmus) May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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No, it runs on a track so it\u2019s a tram. A virtual track perhaps, but a track nonetheless. You could paint a line on the road, if you wished, to show where the track was.
What a brilliant idea.
Pity we can\u2019t afford that sort of innovation any longer.<\/p>\n

\u2014 drg40 (@david_gayler) May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As per\u00a0CRRC Zhuzhou, the electric vehicle is labeled as a \u201csmart bus\u201c, designed to alleviate the Chinese urban transport system, Xinhuanet<\/a>\u00a0reported in 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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