<![CDATA[China debuts driverless train that only needs white painted lines as tracks]]>
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.

Amazingly, the carriage will follow a preset path and won’t need a driver — but it won’t need tracks to be laid, either. The train is equipped with sensors that’ll allow it to follow white-dotted lines on the road…”

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http://mashable.com/2017/06/06/train-without-rails-china.amp

http://mashable.com/2017/06/06/train-without-rails-china.amp
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