@Rainmaker1973 Explain how it works please.

@Rainmaker1973 @grok what’s the meaning of having a railless tram system? What are the benefits? What cities are suitable and not suitable for this?

@Rainmaker1973 What happens if it snows?

@Rainmaker1973 We have this in Brazil for 40 years.

@Rainmaker1973 The Autonomous Rail (ART) system, using virtual tracks, could work in milder Canadian cities like Toronto or Vancouver due to its high capacity and cost-effectiveness. However, extreme cold in cities like Quebec City or Edmonton poses challenges, requiring costly adaptations!

@Rainmaker1973 Um- is this anything other than literally a bus (if a long one) with a dedicated bus lane? Serious question

@Rainmaker1973 Developed by CRRC Zhuzhou Institute in 2017, this Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system began commercial operations in 2018, using LiDAR, GPS, and painted virtual tracks to guide electric vehicles without physical rails, cutting infrastructure costs by up to 40% compared to

@Rainmaker1973 Feels like Tesla has something up their sleeve .

@Rainmaker1973 Thats literally line following bot 😄

@Rainmaker1973 Congratulations. They've invented the bus.

@Rainmaker1973 what's the point of railless if you still need to reserve the space for the virtual tracks?

@Rainmaker1973 What's the difference between this, FSD cars, and robotaxis ? Once autonomy is solved the idea of mass public transit doesn't make any sense.

@Rainmaker1973 Zhuzhou is the capital of train-making in China, you can see trains that are built in Zhuzhou everywhere in the country.

@Rainmaker1973 America has been doing this for more than a decade. It’s called Bus Rapid Transit.

@Rainmaker1973 Rubber wheels on pavement or steel wheels on steel rails? Makes a huge difference in rolling friction and energy needed per ton-mile.

@Rainmaker1973 California can do that in 75 years with $500 billion.....maybe.

@Rainmaker1973 Unless your social score is below the threshold. Then you walk, filthy peasant.

@Rainmaker1973 A bus. They invented a bus that can only go in straight lines and gentle curves.

@Rainmaker1973 Me:

@Rainmaker1973 Respectfully, it isn't the first. Zhuzhou is where they are made but they have also been in operation in Harbin for a couple of years already. I know because I rode it.

@Rainmaker1973 So it's a bus that identifies as a tram

@Rainmaker1973 umm, the articulated bus was invented 40 years ago

@Rainmaker1973 Wow they invented a bus 🤯

@Rainmaker1973 A homogenous, high IQ, hardworking people have created a pleasant life for themselves with the most modern technology. I’m not sure there are many other countries in the world with all those characteristics to beat China.

@Rainmaker1973 Is there a living pilot? I wouldn't get in that thing if there isn't at least a living pilot as back up.

@Rainmaker1973 So a bus… with extra steps?

@Rainmaker1973 You know why they make rails right - it has a reason, has to do with physics. But congratulations on the very long and wide bus 😅

@Rainmaker1973 Wow, Chinese reinvented a bus. *Points outside the window* And this city is still in the top 5 globally with the best municipal transport. So much for "Asian Ingenuity".

@Rainmaker1973 Isn’t this just a bus! 😏😜

@Rainmaker1973 So it's a segmented bus. Yeah, I've seen this before. Kind of like a train but with more friction, less efficiency and an increased likely hood of traffic contentions with cars. Well done 🤣

@Rainmaker1973 Rail generally takes 1000 times less energy than rubber tires to move things.

@Rainmaker1973 This is a bus in a bus lane.

@Rainmaker1973 Hey, Chinese just invented the "bus".

@Rainmaker1973 Hopefully cars and buses can co-exist peacefully🥰

@Rainmaker1973 looks like they operate like factory carts , following a magnetic strip , oooooo fancy fancy innovation !

@Rainmaker1973 That’s a bus. Well. Buuuuuuuuuus.