In the Chinese city of Sichuan launched all-electric Autonomous carsthe train, which runs on virtual paths on pneumatic course.
Rail system called ART, or Autonomous rail transit, was developed by the Chinese company CRRC Corporation Limited, one of the world's largest manufacturers of trains.
the Strange concept of the locomotive, which instead of traditional tracks used a network of sensors, was first disclosed two years ago, but just this month he started to carry passengers.
the developers call a "virtual rails". Interestingly, the sensors, which are equipped with train, allow him to dispense with the driver and to plan a route offline. However for safety, the driver is still present in the transport, but its main task is to monitor the General state of the trip.
Width of "virtual rails" is 3.75 meters and the dotted lines painted on the road. The locomotive is capable of speeds up to 90 kilometers per hour and carry up to 300 passengers at a time.
building a virtual railway with a length of 11 miles (17.7 km) through downtown Yibin, cost 1,128 billion yuan (about us $ 150 million).
it is Expected that the new form of transport will use 10 000 people a day, and after the expansion of the route to neighboring high-speed railway - 25,000 people a day.
According to the developers, virtual rails cost almost three times cheaper than their steel counterparts.
