World’s first smart bus with virtual tracks: How does it work?

[@Armi144]

POV: Your city is too lazy to actually build a tram system

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Actually it’s cheap

[@Kane-ib5sn]

Very good marketing ploy ''virtual tracks''; but the whole concept of rail efficiency, is low resistance, round steel-wheels rolling on top of flat steel rail lines...this cannot be duplicated, just because the marketing concept says its cool enough to imagine...the only exception would be if the rail car were magnetically elevated...but, that is not so, in this case.

[@DefaultMale_]

The fact i keep getting people arguing against this point in my own comments even though my initial comments are over a year or two old

[@HenryMex00]

But there are cases where the use of tires and not steel wheels is totally justified, such as Mexico City where the soil is significantly weak and trains with steel wheels literally increase subsidence and damage infrastructure. On the other hand, in cities with steep slopes it is much more feasible to use tires because they have greater traction than traditional trams.

[@CaseysTrains]

Thank you for calling it a bus.

[@davidloaizaecheverria287]

I'm from Ecuador and I'm developing a massive transportation service for a College proyect. This video safe my life, my proyect and my sleep time

[@foxrunmall]

This is a bit disappointing, I thought the vehicle can auto scan the virtual track marks by itself so the driver only needs to either speed up or slow down as if he's driving a tram. So, by the end of the day, it's just a bigger and longer bus.

[@atanui1]

The guy said he going to research and development team for answers and he literally went. No cuts.

[@justsamoo3480]

So they made a bus at the length of a tram and said it carries the same number of people as metro. So they’re basically making BRT system just with a tram mask on. Wow what an innovation.

[@DefaultMale_]

So they’re basically making BRT system just with a tram mask on, that doesn't have any of the benefits of actually being a tram. is what you mean

[@JohnTube2K]

That’s a bendy bus….. stop saying it’s a trackless train.

[@cube_cup]

You're literally re-inventing the bi-articulated bus, except that you're introducing the logistical and moral issues of a self-driving car. It even looks identical to the Mettis Van Hool. "Virtual tracks" are called a route. If this is meant to be permanent or something, you're better off with light rail. If it's meant to be flexible: use a bus. This niche literally doesn't exist.

[@bingo737]

A really good solution for middle sized cities that cannot afford a metro line but struggle with low bus capacity on the other hand. If this industry can produce affordable railbuses, I think that it will revolutionize our cities, since trams are static and much more expensive to build.

[@CreatorPolar]

Or just build a tram line

[@bingo737]

@@CreatorPolar doesn't "since trams are static and much more expensive to build" tell you anything?

[@CreatorPolar]

@@bingo737 but if your bus system is overcrowded then it’s time to invest into trams

[@bingo737]

@@CreatorPolar The video literally shows you that this bus can carry the same amount of people as trams.

[@DefaultMale_]

@@bingo737 No, it can carry the same amount of people as the specific tram they have measured it against, which is rather small. The entire ideology of lightrail and tram transit systems is that the impact from steel-on-steel contact is far less resistant than rubber on tarmac. To put what I said simply, the entire reason trams are an actual benefactor for the enviroment is because when tires hit the road it causes tire wear. Not to mention, these busses are battery operated, and not powered by overhead wires, ect. The carbon footprint used to construct these sort of lithium batteries is normally more impactful than a Deseil BRT overall. Lithium batteries are prone to fires with unknown causes and no warning. Lithium batteries will completely engulf whatever is in it, and they are extremely hard to put out in comparason to a regular fire. Trams use far less power consumtion to move due to the fact that the friction caused from roads is far more than sturdy steel rail. Overall, this project was even embarrassing *for its timeframe,* being a glorified BRT that pretends to be a tram, having the negatives of being a bus, and a (battery powered [see previous paragraph on lithium batteries]) electric bus. Meanwhile, they do not gain any of the actual driving points for installing a lightrail or tram system in to an area.

[@srfurley]

I cannot read the captions on the video, but I don’t see how this differs from contactless guided bus systems which have operated elsewhere in the world. Am I missing something?

[@shasha8546]

Within my city, riding this kind of train is going to be bumpy AF.

[@andrewoverland2884]

Isn’t it just a big bus?? The driver is still steering.

[@jkuang]

The interesting part is that these carriages don't necessarily connected. They could be running by themselves and follow the lead carriage via wireless connection.

[@antonioadolfs6169]

A solution for a better pattern of life, and a way to reduce pollution at the urban traffic, liked !

[@DefaultMale_]

Not really, its basically a fake solution. The entire reason rail transport isn't as impactful on the enviroment is because of the decreased resistance of steel on steel, opposed to rubber on tarmac. All this really was, was China pretending they have a solution with marketing things as something they are not.

[@capitaohectorbarbossa9172]

So, a high-tech overglorified bus, marketed as some sort of future tram, but way more expensive, way less eficient and can get stuck in traffic, well done china.

[@fastshootmmmm]

China always amaze me, Good job China. btw I'm an Indian

[@KiranMachiraju]

The only advantage of this transit is it can carry three times the passengers as an ordinary bus (or more depending on the compartments added by the bus company) and uses slightly less fuel per passenger. It is only useful for cities wanting to upgrade their existing bus fleet or thinking of procuring new buses. A new idea though, good China.

[@DefaultMale_]

wasnt even really good tbf. The project got cancelled because the busses were found to be really dangerous

[@lilflecktarn5498]

This basically looks like BRT but at the same times it looks like the combination of trolleybus and city trams. Maybe it just needs less space and project funds since it doesnt need tracks.

[@DefaultMale_]

Key words: "Doesn't need tracks." Overall, this is just a bus trying to be a tram, but then again has NO BENEFITS that come with actually being a tram, because the entire idea is that there is a lower amount of a resistance when on steel rails.

[@ibrahimsued4906]

Sure the second and third segments are SMARTLY doing exactly the same track of chiefcar, not simply being pulled

[@youngsavagefury7138]

It is funny the USA is still like an old fashion dinosaur with technology

[@samA-lg7hj]

sooo basically a large bus that looks like a metro train?

[@jasonong23c]

It is an electrical bus, operated by battery..put it in simple term

[@holnrew]

I was excited until I saw the steering wheel. I guess the technology is a bit further off

[@poyo2010]

its like driving long bus on the road...

[@dokjastopsimp2370]

Doesn't the lack of rails cause a lot of tire wear?

[@DefaultMale_]

Precisely. It is a bus that tries to be a tram, with all the negatives of being a bus and none of the positives of being a tram

[@westcoastelectrics]

If it’s got no rails, it’s not a train

[@ĐượcĐấy-0]

Wow, I'm now waiting for it to popular in all over the world

[@声音听不得批评的]

They hate china, but I'm gonna ride this to school everyday, so happy.

[@O-oo3uu]

Pakistan 👍❤️ China.

[@maia457br]

Brazil Love China.

[@ndmz903]

Here in Sweden there are buses that look just like this.

[@goldenspatian517]

So it’s a light rail train without the need for rails, that’s pretty cool. It just follows the stripped lines

[@Lunavii_Cellest]

Altough the main pont of lightrail is that it runs on rails which reduces friction and it is more silent and wastes less energy

[@DefaultMale_]

So its a light rail train without the ACTUAL THING THAT MAKES IT WORTH INVESTING IN. The entire point of light rail is THE RAILS. thats what makes it worthwhile. This just results in the same form of rubber on tarmac we are used to.

[@jimmycheng869]

What’s the difference from using electric bus with restricted bus lane.

[@neilhoganwa]

This BUS will still be restricted to traffic speed in most cases. Most cities it would be too hard to dedicate room for this ,, and if they did they still could use existing bus transport on the same routs. just a fancy style that does the same thing.

[@Esoeso933]

That doesn't look a bus. It's probably a tram/light rail vehicle that runs on virtual tracks.

[@Peter-pv8xx]

They're called trollies and still run in Philadelphia but on tracks, this is just the modern version.

[@bdchadwick]

A bus that looks like a tram. Is that it??

[@CreatorPolar]

Yep

[@doctorstrangelove9487]

Kudo's , China today is what America was one hundred years a go, vibrant, idealist , hard working and looking toward the future.

[@1313hyme]

The King Not really like what America was. I've been waiting for the bullet train to go from DC and NYC since 5th grade late 60's. The Mega City of DC/NYC/Boston still hadn't materialized (since the late 60's).

[@TommyTom21]

The King America is still delevoping.

[@doctorstrangelove9487]

I don't doubt it, we are developing corn, porn, tweeters, face book and stuff like that.

[@burtpanzer]

I would say less than 100 years behind. Even though the Space Shuttle is obsolete now... if we give you guys one, do try to keep up. =D

[@nachchan117]

but2star not now but soon

[@samferguson198]

I'd say its more of a tram than a bus...

[@TheSweetsOfSin]

What is the point of this? A driverless tram would be much more easy to run and to put into practice.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

TheSweetsOfSin No rails or overhead lines have to be installed

[@АЙКАЗ-щ9ю]

How much? 😞

[@SylkaChan]

what year will it be finished?

[@dennysm91]

Can it get a flat?

[@brujo_millonario]

Is it available also as a toy?

[@SolarizeYourLife]

Nice concept but will it work in the winter? Maybe you have to rely on Signal lines in the pavement...

[@pirotess2]

The bus can also run on the road without signal line if need

[@davidhioe3375]

What happen with the recording?

[@melvynhuguet]

I think that it isn’t a new bus technology, bus with virtual tracks exist since 2001 and in France. The city that uses this technology is Rouen and this buses are called teor ( transport est ouest rouennais i guess)

[@MichaelGroenendijk]

Nice left ear presentation

[@maia457br]

How much ?

[@ranveer5947]

India.Maharashtra . Nagpur also has this technology

[@johnmyviews3761]

Trams are old technology that initially used horses for power. This is the better alternative to a track tram transport system.

[@DefaultMale_]

No it isnt this is bullshit

[@aboarabe7056]

How much is each train of this type?

[@Swanicorn]

How does this thing get power/electricity? This is electric right? A tram gets power from overhead lines, what about this? If it has batteries what's the mileage before re-charge?

[@cujoemblakka1041]

what happen, when there is water or snow on the road?

[@kajakkille]

cujoe Mblakk. The Dutch system Phileas had magnets instead of optical guidance. The main problem with guided busways is the wear and tear of wheel tracks, leading to the more expensive replacement of the road surface with concrete.

[@AndrewManook]

And how does the dutch system move?

[@ernie2731]

Good question!

[@mustafagenius2110]

Same question applies low trams, buses, small cars when snowing or raining simple,, commuters here in Finland no one concern accident, derailment of trams and bus or car accident because here Scandinavian region people who working snow removal companies, workers who working icy road safety systems they adopted the techniques how to prevented accident of icy,snowing or raining condition roads,,,,in Scandinavian people adopt slip icy condition,, even they help with those techniques to America, UK, which have worst accident every winter many people die or injured

[@kajakkille]

F

[@Geno2733]

The roadside sensors would be expensive alone. Best bet is to have all sensors for the vehicle ON the vehicle. Correct placement would allow it to detect curbs and other hazards.

[@onnap8661]

Really cool

[@peepsauce2133]

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[@mateuszhyski3260]

Everything fine, but one question. I saw moment that system is checking traffic in the road and drive by different road. This different road doesn't have vertical characters, so first why and what actually driver do in the bus.

[@sbnineteen4382]

Yeah that's also I wonder and it doesn't show how the bus or train back on track, I mean it has to reach the next stop right?

[@kartikakhoon406]

Anyone know the top speed of this vehicle?

[@TheToxiss]

so tram on wheels?

[@dylanpotato8739]

so its a bus

[@alexhayden2303]

Just paint the route with 'white line' paint, loaded with iron filings?

[@My-Opinion-Doesnt-Matter]

No need, it has a driver.

[@muse3992]

Brilliant work

[@DefaultMale_]

Brilliant work! You created a glorified BRT that pretends to be a tram, having the negatives of being a bus, and a (battery powered) electric bus, yet not having any of the actual economic and scale advantages of being a light rail or tram network.

[@IAFB]

This is just an articulated streetcar..

[@etrazombanya-2821]

Follows a guided route but has a steering wheel? Okay

[@youngsavagefury7138]

China rocks they lead the world in tech

[@Lunavii_Cellest]

Its a bus

[@krishnachannel9768]

congratulations

[@Pablo_Morales]

Trolejbus na baterie . Fajna wizja. Tylko po co drzwi po obu stronach ? To nie pociąg .

[@henrikaize]

how if the painted track loss ?

[@ravisriram6746]

We could use something like this right here in NYC, where parts of our boroughs, other than Manhattan, are transit deserts. Maybe the MTA ought to be looking at this type of transport as a complement to our existing buses, subways and rail roads.

[@DefaultMale_]

You wouldn't want to and it's a good thing this project got shut down

[@JohnTube2K]

Bro you have it now…. It’s called a bendy bus. Stop believing this is something new.

[@jessepinkman6047]

they saved tones of money on rail tracks but whatif there's a rush hour this thing will stuck

[@moymoythehappymonkey3155]

They should promote more mass tranportation like this one to reduce private cars on the street..

[@RRansomSmith]

Did anybody think about how auto drivers are gonna get confused with those rail markings looking so much like roadway lines.

[@RahulJoshi-di3mm]

no audio

[@aboarabe7056]

Has the service been introduced and in which countries? It is very suitable for Lebanon

[@DefaultMale_]

Its suitable to noone lmfao

[@aboarabe7056]

@@DefaultMale_ really ? Do you think that you are funny ? !

[@DefaultMale_]

@@aboarabe7056 no I do not. The entire functionality of a tram or light rail network is that steel rails have a low rolling resistance against steel wheels. Essentially, I'm saying what this was, was just a BRT system that tried to be a tram system, carrying both the negatives of being a bus and a *battery powered* electric bus. It also has none of the actual positives of being a tram network, and before you go on about extra passenger sizes, keep in mind that this does not fit in with the economy of scale. The entire reason this project failed 3 years ago was because, not only was it inefficient and had major flaws, but it killed multiple people - one of which in the MIDDLE OF A DEMONSTRATION.

[@DefaultMale_]

@@aboarabe7056 so shut the fuck up I am not trying to be "funny"

[@DefaultMale_]

Seriously your contribution here is more useless than a paper straw in a glass

[@santygarcia8195]

ESTE TRANVÍA ES EL QUE BOGOTÁ NESECITA

[@FSXNOOB]

Dude flying the drone around it needs to get a new job :/

[@RedcXca]

where is that?

[@abidamoon7363]

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[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Will this be in London one day in the future? 🤔

[@olcaycatv]

I thought the same thing for Turkey 🙋‍♂️

[@112Ishaan]

DoubleDeckerAnton this is just boo

[@Lobo-Lobo]

*QUESTION: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MISCHIEVOUS KIDS DECIDE TO PAINT THE ASPHALT WITH THE VIRTUAL TRACKS, ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER OR CLIFF'S EDGE OR A BUILDING, ON COMING TRAFFIC?*

[@heyimgayalso6129]

251 L A N D yeah but some one is gonna spot them and i believe the bus has it’s own route so it won’t follow them

[@Lobo-Lobo]

@@heyimgayalso6129 cool tnx...

[@mahadevappak.c5752]

wonder ful.chaina is realy hard working country.idon't know how they do and manage challanges.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

There are no rails! That’s called a bus. I’d replace the rubber tires with steel wheels, and then run it as an actual train. Switching would be done by metal barriers. Then all it would have to do is go forward.

[@Lobo-Lobo]

Dude, this is meant to convert existing roads or building new dedicated asphalt roads in a short time! Not every country has a rail line but most have roads or can build one cheaply. Rail lines are very expensive to build !

[@DefaultMale_]

@@Lobo-Lobo The reason they are expensive to build is because thats what actually makes trams and light rail efficient. This literally defeats the entire purpose of being a "bus tram"

[@ПётрСолнцев-ъ8к]

надо бы звук добавить и музыку ,комментарий,такому транспорту нужна своя огороженная дорога ,и прямолинейная (что бы достигать максимальных скоростей,как в метро )

[@wisdom_wellness365]

Awesome!

[@DefaultMale_]

not really...

[@rhoneycu2]

Would be helpful to have captions or maybe audio

[@tomsteven8239]

Designed in China by CRRC!

[@suneetsrivastava24]

A rubber wheel is called a tire

[@brujo_millonario]

Give them a break; English is not their native tongue.

[@ashleyteo88]

can I know the cost of ART as compared to LRT (sorry, so embarrassed to compare it with such old system

[@naulahka1]

Sydney has just spent $B2 on a very limited LRT,it could have purchased 60 plus of these vehicles.

[@gentleman2410]

The idea is really interesting, I wanna see it on the testing stage soon.

[@DefaultMale_]

Glad it never got there

[@zheng5724]

​@@DefaultMale_just started operations fee days ago in xi an China

[@DefaultMale_]

@@zheng5724 no please tell me you're lying. This crap failed for a reason. Its a horrible idea.

[@112Ishaan]

It’s an bus! And on Tomonews US you can see the comments

[@Esoeso933]

Wait so how do these virtual tracks work? Magnets?

[@rondaxen88]

No. Tires cause it's a bus.

[@Esoeso933]

But it said it has virtual tracks not tires.

[@Jsfun]

It works like a bus, though of course it looks and works to the outside observer more like a tram. It's a combination of the two, I assume the train looks for the road markings and follows them, hence "virtual", but doesn't require proper tracks so it's far cheaper to implement.

[@rondaxen88]

ProdBy Es-O But it’s tires, China just says it’s a virtual track basically cause.... COMMUNISM!!!

[@Jsfun]

+MrPackerAnderson That has absolutely nothing to do with why. The vehicle follows a set path using specific road markings, it functions as a track, without the cost of building one. It uses tires, but is built and functions like a tram. This isn't rocket science.

[@nicolek4076]

What an amazing explanatory video. Shame it's not voiced-over in some European language, 'cos I don't read Chinese.

[@tranlily3001]

Nicole K it's have English subtitles, just check out

[@cjflash99]

my left ear enjoyed the video

[@robfriedrich2822]

It's a track bus, but I guess, before the law it would be a tram.

[@thomassheridanii2118]

It's just a driverless bus.

[@1313hyme]

That's the concept as automation is the way to go.

[@thomassheridanii2118]

automation is already used in rail system all over the world.

[@1313hyme]

When I said automation, I meant driverless and all that comes with it. Sure there are driverless train. This is still different. The trackless train/bus are cheaper and safer and are very flexible. You're stuck with "hard" tracked rail. The soft track can be reconfigure anyway you want.

[@EdwinWalkerProfile]

But the video shows it having a driver. So it doesn't drive itself so much as it steers itself.

[@joeturner1597]

With a driver. And a steering wheel. It's a bus. Watch 16:09 in the video. The animation is just a concept.

[@rassoulsaliou9950]

Very nice

[@damianoandreaarrigoni4401]

Nice job, but I have a few questions: 1) how can a few hundred people fit in that thing??? It literally is a tram just without rails, it can’t have the capacity of a subway! 2) what if there is a traffic jam?? How will this be rapid if other motor vehicles are blocking it’s way? 3) I don’t speak Chinese, don’t start the video in English and then pass to Chinese

[@dimik3855]

So much energy to better the lives of the Chinese people. In the West it has to make a profit first, which sucks.

[@sanjeevpereira6765]

Any trade contact?

[@odontomatix]

The cost is 200 million yuan = 30 million US dollars. That's an expensive transit vehicle, compared with others that are in production already.

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

@odontomatix You dont have a clue about the costs of the " others that are in production already", dont you?

[@egyhazibenedek2927]

Coolest tram ever

[@MrJonslife]

And while the rest of the western societies continue to doubt chinese technology and look down on the chinese, the chinese power ahead and one day they will become the most technologically advanced country in the world. I have been to Shanghai already and it is way more advanced than most of Europe. The Chinese are way more advanced in terms of embracing the future and technology. When I go to Europe I still feel like I am stuck in some medieval times. Yet some caucasians are still looking down on the Asians thinking they are the superior race. lol.

[@wisdom_wellness365]

Very nice! I like it!

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Good, got the name right.