Smart Rail: China’s latest creation that is revolutionizing how we move around

Come with me to explore the latest mass transit system developed in China, The smart rail system is an alternative that is faster than buses but also less expensive and complex subway systems. The cost of the trackless tram is 1/5 of the price of a traditional tram system per mile. It does pretty much what a light rail does but it is cheaper to build and operate.
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[@AZ-co4mn]

China is the best in building and innovation. They are not afraid of trying anything new regardless where/when the ideas come from as long as it benefits their people and make business sense. Think about the scale of Chinese land and population. To manage such a huge country in such an orderly society with low level of poverty and happy people is a huge achievement no matter what governing system they are under. 40 years ago they were so poor. In one person’s half life time, he/she has experienced from dirt poor to moderate happy life. It’s just amazing. It definitely qualifies as one of the world wanderers that perhaps no other country can match. You have to appreciate their hard working and persistent pursuit for better themselves. I truly respect Chinese people. China, please keep up the good work 🎉

[@shaundudley4576]

it is precisely the governing system that makes this possible

[@yyds7776]

😂中国是文明古国！每段时间都有世界第一的盛世！从清朝未年到四九年这段时间！是弱到被众多列强国家欺负的时间！1949年之前，中国被洗劫一空！中国人中的中国共产党员带领中国人民用勤劳智慧又步入辉煌！欢迎您来中国旅游！

[@mangobrother]

Well put. After Mao died, there were a few years of power struggles. I think it was Deng Xiaoping who visited his friend, PM Lee Kuan Yew, and told him he was impressed with Singapore and he wanted the same for China. Thus, the journey started in the early 1980s. What is even better is that Singapore and China are now role models for other Asian nations of what is possible. They don't need to look west for guidance. I think that is tremendous.

[@jchung5265]

Agree to a certain extent , trouble ahead for Singapore is how to stand up to the west if china doesn't offer to assist!@@mangobrother

[@mangobrother]

If Singapore is alone, but is it? If it is pushed by the west, it is likely it won't be alone. I would think China would want to have a safe neighborhood given the past, of what the west is capable of. My personal opinion is the U.S. is past its best before date by 30 years. It still thinks it lives in the 1990s. Besides, Singapore is small and critically, it does not have anything like resources the U.S. would want. Indonesia on the other hand is a different story, lots of resources especially nickel vital for many industries. @@jchung5265

[@leelexus5515]

China go through Huge improvement from cleanliness, public transportation, public health care to environment care. A like from Singapore 👍

[@americanknow8232]

China is very innovative

[@dieterschleich5726]

No, this system is not innovative, France runs it since 20 years, and this failed, and it will fail in China, too. Because they repeated the same mistakes like France

[@zainzoala1083]

😂 US & EU “ 🇨🇳 China is thread to us

[@Jayed-Hasan-71]

​@@zainzoala1083US & EU - " China stole it from us " 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jazening3075]

SO AWESOME! TEAM CHINA ALL THE WAY!👍🙂

[@michellehsu]

Wow, so beautiful

[@justme6275]

China is the world transportation king, she is building subways, trains, hi-speed trains.... around the world - improve lives everywhere!

[@monipenny408]

in contrast to U$, busy building WMDs

[@pavld335]

except for those wide roads. Looks terrible.

[@zainzoala1083]

😂 US & EU “ 🇨🇳 China is thread to us

[@loremasteringwion9930]

@@monipenny408 China is the one building up it's military and threatening their neighbors

[@loremasteringwion9930]

@@monipenny408 China is the one building up it's military and threatening their neighbors

[@jallohadama2176]

I never Skip any of your videos

[@RafaGoesAround]

Thanks! I am glad you enjoy them!

[@twu905]

They should put this in every city. So cheap. No tracks to lay, dedicated lane, high capacity, smooth and safe. Wow

[@91djdj]

Speed is still an issue. The tracks for rails ensure that the train stays in line whereas in this case, high speeds are quite unsafe.

[@josephguo6256]

@@91djdj why high speed?

[@sc5252]

You don't need high speed for intra city travel

[@91djdj]

@@josephguo6256 I mean higher speeds. That thing can drive 24 kmh. It can be very useful for connecting a neighbourhood but it's less useful for making lines going through the whole city. The composition of the train and the fact that it runs on unguided tires makes speed very restrictive.

[@91djdj]

@@sc5252 Yes you need higher speeds for modern intra city travel. That's what metros are for.

[@joyluckgp]

Real democracy for all!

[@peterthehappywaiguoren]

very cool.

[@danielalazar2827]

SUPER , VERY , VERY NiCE , CONGRATULATIONS CHINA BRAVO !!! 👍👍👍

[@vinodkumar-xr6jm]

By 2030 CHINA will free from fossil fuel.The innovative CHINA will be the first country to go green. ❤️🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳❤️👏

[@philliangbeihai5388]

Meanwhile it's building more coal powered power stations than the rest of the world combined

[@777satyanarayana]

excatly

[@Wig4]

China is totally infested with COAL mining and burning. Most of the electicity is produced with COAL. That's how revolutionary it is... As if coal is NOT a fossil fuel ? ..... "Greenest revolution on earth" !?? lol lol lol Copy paste from serious press article >> Get this reading ! (From "Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air" > One can google it, as inserting outgoing links is abolished by youtube since some time) ................... > China’s new coal power spree continues as more provinces jump on the bandwagon Coal power continues to expand in China, despite the government’s pledges and goals. In the first half of 2023, construction was started on 37 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity, 52 GW was permitted, while 41 GW of new projects were announced and 8 GW of previously shelved projects were revived. Of the permitted projects, 10 GW of capacity has already moved to construction. Permitting continued apace in the second quarter and in some provinces, newly permitted power plants are moving rapidly into construction, while in others, developers might be securing permits “just in case” and not hurrying to break ground. Of plants permitted in 2022, about half (52 GW) had started construction by summer 2023. After the permitting spree of the past year, China now has 243 GW of coal-fired capacity currently permitted and under construction. If the permitting rush is not stopped until projects that are currently announced or in pre-permit stages have gained permits as well, there will be a total of 392 GW of new coal-fired power capacity in the pipeline. Unless permitting is stopped immediately, China won’t be able to reduce coal-fired power capacity during the 15th five-year plan without subsequent cancellations of already permitted projects or massive early retirement of existing plants. ............................................ // The only thing China is doing, is switching from the use of OIL, to the use of COAL, on a massive scale, and falsely disguising that as "electric transport revolution". Fake, fake, fake !

[@ibmaurya]

Absolutly bro. You are right

[@tomsunuwar6940]

Beautiful peaceful great 🇨🇳❤🌎

[@yefengyou]

王一博😂

[@SamsungSamsung-ph9ln]

Well done China keep it up n God bless.

[@HKChineseCanadian]

Thank you Rafa for bringing us the latest Technology from China. I wish that Canada could do the same.

[@dukehe2203]

unfortunately canadian government only concerntrate on the drug injection sites or bike lanes which you can only use it in summer time.😂

[@lucusjenny6460]

Canada is hopeless

[@acuantjahyadi7393]

Jangan bermimpi 50 tahun ke depan dari sekarang. 😂😂 maaf 🙏

[@pavld335]

@@dukehe2203 people use bike lanes in the winter too.

[@pavld335]

Why not go back to Hong Kong?

[@MASMIWA]

China continues to innovate. For the budget minded, this is certainly a cheaper solution than tunneling underground. However, it doesn't have the capacity or speed of an underground metro. This is certainly a good idea for countries with limited budgets and a need for mass transit. Plus, it doesn't mean one or the other, mass transit can be a combination of types that optimize cost performance depending on the traffic needs. Some older cities can use this where parking space is limited and/or where there are too many cars that cause congestion.

[@netnomad47]

It's just a long bus lol this has been around for many years now in Europe and the Middle East

[@MASMIWA]

@@netnomad47 Not true. It is a driverless automated transport more similar to a metro with no tracks, albeit slower. No tracks, no underground tunnel, so cheaper and easier to implement. What other countries have is normally called a 'trolley' with rails, but with a driver.

[@netnomad47]

@@MASMIWA I never said it's a trolley. It's a literal accordion style bus. I've seen this style of bus in many places. The only difference is that it was not automated.

[@MASMIWA]

@@netnomad47 I said it was like a trolley like in Europe . This thing has sensors that follows those dash lines, it cannot maneuver like a bus. In many European cities, there are modern versions of railed trolleys. It behaves like a trackless driverless trolley. That's why they say it is new. The Chinese, Japanese, and Europeans have experimented with driverless metros and buses. The Chinese in Shenzhen have a driverless bus that doesn't follow lines but is autonomous and can change lanes, turns, brakes, accelerates, etc like a normal bus, but no driver. They also have driverless metros. Shenzhen is pioneering in a lot of electric vehicles. Their entire bus fleet is electric, their taxi fleet is all electric, and I'd say some 30% of the private vehicles are electric. Most of their light duty trucks are electric. Their powered cycles are electric. BYD is headquartered in Shenzhen. Shenzhen (and Hong Kong) gets its electricity from its Daiyu Bay nuclear power generation station on the coast and from the Three Gorges Dam. No coal or gas driven power stations. Shenzhen is known as a leader in new ideas, some call it China's 'silicon valley.'

[@qjtvaddict]

Monorail is better

[@_1_1_1_1_1_]

Beautiful ❤

[@clumsytriangle2436]

When you have a country where the population appreciates what they have, then you can have many nice things. China doesn't have to worry about vandalism, theft or unruly behaviour, so the leaders can keep providing amazing infrastructure.

[@greyson3452]

omg this is so cool !

[@user-mk8dr1xh3d]

This is a completely different level of understanding. In the consciousness of most Chinese people, it is not intentional to compete with anyone, but to strive to become stronger for the sake of our own lives. Why must we compare and compete? In the perception of many Westerners, if you develop stronger, it is definitely attacking other countries. No, can't we achieve peaceful and common development? Each of our countries has its own advantages, and we should use these advantages to make our country more prosperous and improve the lives of our people. This is also China's development strategy under different cognitive systems.

[@davidbosak7503]

Even inside the U.S., everything is a fight. They can't understand working together at all.

[@petterzachrisson2746]

These kind of systems have been tried (mainly in Europe) for a long while, then been scrapped or converted into trams. If China makes improvements or finds solutions to the wheel wear on the roads, we will see….

[@MarcoPolo-hn8or]

Wow, beautiful ❤ thanks for the video 🙏

[@fabiorobertoferreira978]

Fabulous transport system

[@junerobertson4389]

Fantastic!..........we could all learn a lot from them.

[@alyciawang2892]

Thank you

[@zakmatew]

The Chinese dream, the Chinese exceptionalism! People there are incredible! No country can compare to China! 🇨🇳

[@GOTravelhannel]

The peoples republic of China 🇨🇳 damn!!!! Thanks

[@user-si3un3de4p]

This is Amazing, I hope to see these adopted all around the world.

[@acuantjahyadi7393]

Tanya Sama Amerika apakah negaramu boleh mempunyai angkutan dari China ini ? 😂

[@PeterSzeto-es6em]

This will definitely catch on.👍

[@hafizhassan9786]

It has been introduced in Abu Dhabi UAE, Perth and Melbourne Australia and will be available soon in Kuching and Putrajaya Malaysia which has been running for trials

[@georwoogle]

Excellent video as always.👍👍👍

[@bingo737]

This is exactly what we need in Serbia! In our three largest cities. Instead of building expensive tram networks.

[@lan-520]

❤from China

[@DAEMTAM]

Just to clarify there are no committed plans to bring to Australia. CRRC are are on a big sales drive to try and get it here, but no government has agreed to rollout yet.

[@Western_Decline]

sure, the rest of the world follows, while China leads

[@lan-520]

Australian area is so hugh, the underground will be more suitable. Smart rail is more affordable for small countries.

[@itsnot2785]

Just as a heads up this same system is in México it’s operating en merida and it’s also in Monterrey and it’s from the same Chinese company

[@eugeneenchill7236]

I really love this country, innovation at it best.

[@flaviomulatojerkin]

We have a similar transit system here in Ireland, it is called LUAS. The thing is that this is our main transportation system to the city center except buses, we don't have metro system unfortunately. China has many options in that regard, I can't say the same about us here

[@gerard5705]

Luas us a Tram with track, so different from this.

[@robbanto98]

​@@gerard5705 tram is better then this.

[@TheDukeGreat]

@@robbanto98why do you think it's better? This seems like a way cheaper option

[@lan-520]

yes bro. There isn't a best way for all countries. China has a variety of transportation because of its massive population.

[@danieljay1288]

That is just a bendy bus that looks like a tram

[@ugochukwueze496]

Said the same thing

[@gantenbeinable]

Not exactly, because with its smart stearing system it also behaves like a tram on rails.

[@jparsit]

An excellent video.

[@Sasha-do6bn]

very interesting solution for a public transportation. love it

[@yeusean]

I am glad my city bought one already.

[@user-xw9fd1ku6x]

Another name for China is Innovative, Transformative or Futuratustic. In the US we are so distracted be groups that deny science it's amazing. Darwin's theory is sheen but in reverse. I think there must be some sort of correlation between leaded gas and the leasing of thought. My hats off to China and it's Innovative thinking.

[@tukinooen1815]

Nice alternative, hope our city will get one replace the one busway system.

[@iryuu1973]

I really like your video

[@andyyin1100]

Very futuristic.

[@MrTnylam]

You will not find any gate hoppers in China.

[@GOTravelhannel]

True...unlike never mind

[@monipenny408]

in the U$ gate hopping has become a culture just like sh00tings.@@GOTravelhannel

[@yeusean]

Some foreigners did

[@jeffeusa16]

This system could definitely be used in Curitiba - PR - Brazil which already has separated bus lines

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

1:08 is just big and moderen articulated bus

[@PIT72100]

VIVA CHINA !!! 🇨🇳❤️👍💪🙏 !!!

[@The1979gregor]

What is the difference between bi articulated electric bus and this? I like the idea of follows the marks on the road as you can predict how much space it needs to safely turn. But as for the rest it simply falls under a definition of an electric bus that is designed to look like a tram

[@gantenbeinable]

This one has a very smart steering system so it behaves like a tram on rails.

[@liberty-matrix]

"China will be the dominant global player in the transportation sectors of the future." ~Bloomberg Technology

[@bananaana1860]

I’d love to ride this!

[@sikazwejerry4620]

Congratulations

[@k.vn.k]

3:51 I hope Australia has planned to replace its terrible bus system with automation rapid transit like this. The cost of laying electric charger on the street is still cheaper than maintaining thousands of buses.

[@herryso6238]

When the government sees it is made in China, they will not buy them. Either they will argue it is made from xinjiang slave labour, or it will compromise national security.

[@Travel.with.DJ.]

wow, whats the name of intro music?

[@detlefmann7433]

The advantage by rail is its less „rolling- resistance“, than by tires, because „steel- wheels“ are thinner, then tires and „without profile“. The 2nd advantage in „steelwheel- rail- construction“ is, that is without „microplastic“ and „less fine- dust“ in contrast to „gum- tires“.

[@gantenbeinable]

Steel wheels on rails don't have enough grip to go steep uphill and they have a very long breaking distance.

[@adis.g6569]

After HSR WHOOSH. I heard this gonna be installed next in Indonesia

[@forfesvbook871]

This is Perfect for the Philippines along Eda and C5. Also for Cebu City and Davao

[@10-OSwords]

So they made an extra long bus. Why is this better than 2 or 3 busses that can show up at multiple times assuring you won't miss your bus & be stranded?

[@yeusean]

Buses create traffic jams. This dont.

[@johola]

its just a bendy-bus. XD

[@38nacy]

I love China! ❤❤❤

[@Global_Vill]

*Amazing China🇨🇳*

[@User678gjkydvmo]

new solution for Istanbul’s Metrobus (BRT), Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality announced

[@lkrnpk]

So they invented a bus, that’s what you say 😂

[@Travelwithmiracle1]

China is for sure leading

[@user-co6hv8nx6n]

Xi'an, Shaanxi seems to have also opened such a line. I saw the track line drawn for it near Kunmingchi Park a few days ago.

[@jackpubbo]

Queensland getting this

[@coromotomolina1436]

👏👏👏👏😍

[@beproudasian8279]

China❣👍

[@renniesquires8586]

Here in england ,all wwwe have are bicycle lanes and potholes

[@adventurefaps9571]

TOPIX is getting it done brudder!

[@DarkAngelBright]

Sana ganito na ung sa busway natin share sila ng ibang bus pero ito deretso lang ang ruta unlike bus pwede na lumiko pa ibang route 😅😅😅

[@38nacy]

👍👍👍

[@romanvssvmromania]

basically they made an electric bus that looks like a tram, and it is bigger, wow, so inovative

[@colombian131]

Honest question whats the difference between the transmilenio in bogota ? They have similiar sistema but extended buses, whats the pro of this over those buses in Bogota Colombia ?

[@mutepakabende3256]

Waiting for Palki and the Vintage Point to give their negative reviews 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@prohacker5086]

Sorry to break it but that's not a new thing. It's called BRT, it's used all over the world particularly in Latin Americas. It's just a bus with its own lane. A bus is much shorter than a metro, is much more crowded than a metro, is much less comfortable than a metro, is much more expensive to maintain than a metro. Use bus if you want a cheap very flexible low-intensity mass transportation. If you instead want a system of linear mass transportation for a lot more people, then you would use metro and tram just like the Japan does. We have bus, BRT, tram, metro, high speed train all here in İstanbul, they all have their own uses.

[@Illyrian_Adventures]

they even stole the Piaggio logo on the nose of the train 💯😂

[@Xolani_Khabazela]

Another jealous fellow from U.S. ans E.U 🚮🚮

[@Illyrian_Adventures]

@@Xolani_Khabazela how can i be jealous, we have buses for more than 100 years lol

[@Xolani_Khabazela]

You know so well this is not just a bus but it's a fusion between a bus/train and a tram That why China is decades ahead of your country

[@Illyrian_Adventures]

@@Xolani_Khabazela yes China built its first cruser boat this ye3ar, only 115 years after Titanic you are waaay ahead lol

[@xiaoc630]

How can the vehicle tell the path when road is covered by snow ?

[@othmanmajid6380]

Snow goggles😂

[@DaisakuIkeda-nd6en]

Beautiful, the normal white on road is not normal, contain "annegati" rfid tecnology.

[@mddaniyal717]

INDIA world 🌍 next super power Jay Shri Ram

[@lltechview]

For new cities eventually to save on tram track costs and maintenance. Cannot imagine to take of in Europe as we already have tram or subway infrastructures. Those can also transport more people. For busses they are more flexible in smaller spaces which you have in European cities. Nevertheless interesting concept even if only for Asia

[@robbanto98]

It has bigger maintenance costs. Rubbrer tyres and asphalt degrades faster then steel. And tracks are permanent infrastructure so people are more likely to invest around it (shops, housing).

[@TheDukeGreat]

​@@robbanto98How much is rubber tyre and asphalt cost different than steel? Steel building is instant half a billion investment, which not many cities have

[@PenganB]

Trams lasts for centuries, the buses in the video 5-10 years. The buses will be much more expensive in the long run.

[@nameinvalid69]

this is currently be implemented oversea where I live; but frankly, I am skeptical. When our government can't even run regular bus properly, how can I expect them to run this oversized bus that require it's own lane space? this will likely become just a novelty over here, rather than solving any real traffic issue. Because you needs other forms of transport to get people around, such as between station & actual destinations, people aren't gonna walk miles in the 35c+ hot sun...

[@Martinion.1]

those fancy buses are a gadgetbahn

[@freeman041]

In the meantime we are struggling with old ugly busses here in the US

[@user-9qGdfBTprb]

I began to believe that "God bless China"

[@jamesnasmith984]

It’s a long electric bus without the wires. Without special prioritizing lanes why would it be faster? But the modern style, enclosed wheels, and ‘cordless’ power it is very pleasing progress. Better than bumper to bumper cars.

[@marcelfsilva]

its like Eixao here in goiana/brazil

[@marcelfsilva]

g1.globo.com/goias/noticia/2011/09/usuario-elogia-novos-onibus-e-pede-melhoria-no-transporte-de-goiania.html

[@yann0016]

So basically a bigger articulated bus then

[@kevinlaw6191]

What happens when it snows?

[@jogana6909]

China is so good

[@kenswireart88]

Its not fsd?

[@lucijanpraprotnik]

Well I am sure this project should be built in all the world's cities!!!!

[@krmak5372]

That's just a long bendybus

[@jinlancera]

Speed limit?

[@Gopherminator]

In China the country is rich making the people rich. In US is the 1% and poor infrastructure development.

[@RSCB]

99% military investments

[@lucaswhat6486]

This is just a bus with some minor adjustments many othere cities in south america and some north americans cities already have this just with none of the new features that china has. but it does look good

[@kitbag4237]

Asia is light years ahead of the west now.

[@CaptainM792]

That’s just the VanHool ExquiCity 24

[@AMPProf]

True but Van hool didn't paint dashes

[@theancientsancients1769]

Wait the US and EU now will say China copied us 😂

[@hongqingxiang3374]

🙂🙏😀🙏🙂