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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 06 June 2017 - 12:24 PM

Not a train at all --- reminds me of a parking lot tram at an amusement park (minus the driver!).  Mashable, 6/6/17:

 


 

 

China debuts driverless train that only needs white painted lines as tracks

 

 

 

China's latest mode of public transportation is a bus, tram and train rolled into one.

 

 

Its maker, Chinese rail transit firm CRRC, is calling it a "smart bus," but it's a lot more than that. Like a train, it's modular and carriages can be added on; but like a bus, it runs on the road.

 

 

Article here.  I can't help but wonder what happens if something spills on or otherwise obliterates the dotted line, will it "derail" the "train"?  How would this run in an environment where there might be snow on the ground?



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