Malaysia: Autonomous trackless tram in Putrajaya opens for free public trial

An Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) trackless tram, currently open to the public for a three-month trial run in Putrajaya, has attracted many commuters eager to take a ride. If the trial proves successful, the service is expected to launch by the end of the year.
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[@eggyolk8067]

So it's a bi-articulated bus?

[@Lolwutfordawin]

A very slow bi-articulated bus :)

[@GuyThatsFiery]

Yup, hence why it’s basically a gadgetbahn.

[@hockteo3439]

This tram service only increase passenger carrying capacity compared to bus services. It is not running on segregated track. Hence, subject to road traffic conditions.

[@naufalzaid7500]

And from the looks of it in the video, it’s even SLOWER than a regular MRT feeder bus 😭

[@flicker9923]

Since it uses the same road as other vehicles, wouldn't it be a nuisance for other road users?

[@suhandatanker]

Putrajaya is an administrative capital, it will never be as congested like the capital.

[@AnneLaniaz]

I guess it will annoy some 🙂. There are already rapid & nadiputra in putrajaya and most of the times these buses are empty.

[@asrie1234]

*Alhamdulillah semakin membaik Malaysia Kita - Nampak best aje ni*

[@alashwin]

Basically a long bus

[@engchoontan8483]

3 months is up. need for coastal and worker transport. ST to germany(design) to china (manufacture) to malaysia(test) to DRB-Hiccup(papers) and back to ST. funicular = bulldozer brush bobcat vacuum pedestrain sweep. rear = vacuum exhaust. or maybe front of front is vacuum exhaust. ideas are bulletproof - v for vendetta

[@dayylogg9716]

This tram will be useful for loop service on the causeway between JB CIQ and Woodland CIQ with a dedicated tram lane.

[@harismikael2964]

Putrajaya need to granted the project of Elevated ART tram system in Johor Bahru first, Johoreean need it ASAP. We are clog with congestion and federal government just ignore Johor Bharu problems.

[@matthewtan869]

JB needs a MRT or LRT system, even if u run ART on a 5min frequency, thats 3600 ppd, Kelana jaya Line does 30000, even the 4 station sentosa monorail does 4000

[@leealex24]

First of all, have more people work/stay and businesses based in JB first. For even a small LRT, you need 50,000 - 100,000 people use it daily? You have that kind of volume?

[@zafir7007]

Iskandar is using the same system.

[@JamesDominickyh]

So sad no resume progression Putrajaya Monorail still abandoned

[@alantan6744]

The most common cause of a traffic backlog is traffic congestion, ART not suitable for city like KL

[@MSM5500]

Why do you call it _"tram"_ if it's just a bus by all means? This is not even a trolleybus, but just a bus as what it is. A trolleybus is the second cost efficient type of public transport after tramway and it's way superior to all that battery hybrid electric BS promoted as a kind of a _"breakthrough"_ .

[@shukriramlee]

Shut up, why are you mad?

[@chualcvn9832]

Double-Decker One-Car ART is better: Save space etc. Peak hour: 2 mins interval Non Peak hour: 6 mins interval

[@idznimokhtar7317]

Agreed

[@josdesouza]

What powers it?

[@JojoJoget]

Will never work in central KL

[@matthewtan869]

thats y KL has MRT and LRT, even if u run ART on 1 min frequnecy it wont matCh the capacity of MRT currently running on 4min frequencies in KL or 3mins in SG

[@catmanx5487]

Rubber tires? Hmm what if one of the tires punctured in the middle of the ride? Really not good tho.. should use steel wheels and build tracks on the road surface for more efficient ride

[@syafiqaszamin6411]

it's not moving fast and hopefully have a sensor for tire pressure and can stop automatically.

[@theunknown4834]

It almost feels like we have a name for that. It was something like... trains

[@wagyumatsusaka2546]

can it make PROFIT OR COVER ALL COST without gomen subsidy .....

[@themann9801]

Public transport do not need to make profits. Profit came from benefits of the public transport. If public transport are to make profits, fare would be so absurd no one want to use it daily.

[@truthful3777]

​​@@themann9801No doubt it can be subsidised BUT Public Transport must give priority first to those in need. Do Putrajaya really need a Tram service for a small population staying in a huge land?? A simple Bus service can cater for putrajaya Folks that are mostly governent servants. I trust its pure waste of money.

[@Pepega_Ch]

We need this in every city of Malaysia

[@ridhobaihaqi144]

Jakarta cannot have this!

[@mtr801]

Umm… that's a bus.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Mesia boleh! Jaybee should have these as well! 😺👍

[@LonganLee]

SIA should also have Turbulence-Safe Autonomous airplanes

[@psgistheworstclubineurope]

👍

[@seananlinjunxi868]

Not how it works

[@vinylyearproject]

So, a bus?

[@striker7469]

Lit!

[@jessicaregina1956]

Sg transport nerds: still violently taking pictures of nokia siemens c151

[@brianholmes1812]

Its just a bus. A fancy bus, but a bus nonetheless. Let's stop buying into grifters marketing scams

[@impastaman4826]

Straight up marketing gimmick 'Gadgetbahn' lol. Why is there even a driver if it is called autonomous.

[@impastaman4826]

Malaysia attempt to make sound decisions in public transport infrastructure challenge (Impossible)

[@cyberlynx9557]

its not only bus

[@tonykwok9763]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@seananlinjunxi868]

This form of transit is honestly quite stupid. This is literally just a glorified electric bus that is confined to a track and limited to the range of a battery. The entire point of a conventional tram is to reduce friction by using steel wheels on steel tracks to be more energy efficient. This ART defeats the entire purpose of having a tram as it uses rubber tires on road surface, being a lot more inefficient. A trolley bus or an actual tram would have been a better solution as they are not limited to the amount of power a battery has. This ART system is just an impractical gadgetbahn meant to seek attention from the rest of the world. The worst part is that Putrajaya is not even making the automated tracks and is still relying on manual driving of these ART vehicles, which defeats the entire purpose in the first place.

[@rieqgreg2138]

Art uses hydrogen actually it can drive as far as 450 kilometres without refuelling/charging literally the same as normal petrol bus (435 kilometres) plus ART is literally cheaper and idk about putra jaya but johor and sarawak literally made a specialises road that no car can enter with a charger capability with every stop. Plus this thing is economically cheaper than lrt/mrt/tramp and etc

[@seananlinjunxi868]

@@rieqgreg2138 as it currently stands, hydrogen fuel is still really expensive. It may currently be cheaper without having to build proper infrastructure for these vehicles but thats not the case for running these long term. Charging with batteries is also relatively inefficient and time consuming relative to running on direct power. A battery may lose 10-50% of the inputted charge before outputting, making the electricity go to waste.

[@rieqgreg2138]

@seananlinjunxi868 what? In the future it is gonna be cost efficient since this is a hybrid of both battery and hydrogen fuel cell it means it will never stop running. Plus hydrogen has drastically going down in price and it is said that hydrogen would be cheaper than any alternative source of fuel according to The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). So for the future it is better plus no johor and sarawak are building new infrastructure for these ART with even a highway specifically for it and those infrastructure is cheaper than tram, mrt or lrt since it doesn't need railway just normal road to work which cost lot less to build compare to railways build and for lrt and mrt it needed a lot of electricity for the railway to work efficiently which is worse for energy consumption.

[@seananlinjunxi868]

@@rieqgreg2138 you do realise that railways last way longer than roads and are far cheaper to maintain right. You yapping and spouting out random bullshit excuses is not gonna help you defend your point. The ART is the one that consumes way more electricity due to the fact it needs to carry its own batteries and the friction caused by rubber tires. Basic physics would prove what I said unlike whatever physics defying bullshit you just made up lol.

[@seananlinjunxi868]

@@rieqgreg2138 and as for the price of hydrogen we shall see if it actually decreases or if you’re a load of crap. Till then my point still stands.

[@azharidris7092]

Why don't they just complete the already built tunnels and bridges for the planned but abandoned monorail.. this is silly.. some body seems to be making money out of this..

[@michaelbooster2]

it's a bus with extra steps tbh

[@truthful3777]

Wasting public money only...The expensive Tram is Just to cater a minority public servant staying in Putrajaya. Does it benefit the Rakyat that travel all over Malaysia to Putrajaya and find no parking space in putrajaya.

[@truthful3777]

With the money spend on the Tram, rather pay Human Drivers that now in need of steady jobs in Malaysia. Why not buy cheaper EV or Hydrogen Bus and employ Drivers to drive the Bus.. We no need Driverless Vehicle to move around. Rather greet a smiling Driver when entering and exiting the bus. 😅😅😅😅

[@Paul-H-Wolfram6608]

Singapore don't have this.

[@seananlinjunxi868]

We have way better stuff than this glorified electric bus

[@mirmir9368]

@@seananlinjunxi868 And what is that?

[@matthewtan869]

​@@seananlinjunxi868 bro Malaysia in KL has MRT and LRT too, lived there before and i think both SG and KL nailed it, this is in Putrajaya where no one even my malaysian friends live there

[@shukriramlee]

Singapore have boring train and empty buses.

[@mirmir9368]

Bloody hell why are we comparing? Get a life people.

[@truegenderequality4454]

It's sad to see my fellow countrymen saying things like, "We are pensioners, so we are always on the lookout for anything that is free," making them lazy and not working hard, just looking for free stuff from the government.

[@superluckywinner]

It's ok. Everything in life has duality. What is perceived to be negative to your countrymen is a positive to other countries.

[@angeluscorpius]

They're pensioners. Their time for working is over. Let them have their retirement in peace.

[@theachilles96]

You expect old ppl to work to death? They are pensioners meaning they worked for a very long time before they retire. Shouldn't they be resting?

[@tg988]

Namo Buddhaya

[@iskhrm1688]

They r just pensioners, not millionnaires 😅😂

[@suhanjayalian5044]

Di Indonesia sudah ada dulu ada tram khususnya di Yogyakarta di tengah kota Malasia baru sekarang 😅 yang penting Bangladesh Nepal Rohingya adalah saudara serumpun Malasia terus menguasai dan mendominasi 😊

[@tajul3581]

Iyalah..indonesia terbaik. Mantap. Dah..pi main jauh jauh.

[@malaysiaoverlook5206]

mantap kali Indonesia, maju amat.. tiada rakyat miskin, semua kayak sultan

[@muhammadfareezrashdan6988]

Semua nak kaki claim kan kita hanya angguk je.🙂‍↕️

[@ohiney]

Wow, hebatnya indonesia, wow wow wow. Done

[@iskhrm1688]

In english, pls

[@AutonomousSecretRoom60]

haha autonomous still got drivers malaysia boleh

[@princejunyoung4495]

The only thing I dislike for workaholic person like me is it's SLOW. Its good for tourists I guess.