Futurology is littered with predictions that failed to materialise, not least in the field of transport technology. In Edwardian times, when public transport was largely powered by horse or steam, a ...

Trackless trams are vehicles larger than buses that drive on city roads. They provide higher rider capacity than buses, more like light rail, and less air pollution. They are currently being tested in ...

“This is incredible! China is testing it’s [sic] new autonomous electric train that does not need traditional tracks. It runs on a virtual track. Can go everywhere.” On May 19, Erik Solheim, a former ...

China likes its trains and it has deployed some of the most advanced and the most out-of-the-box train technologies in the world. Now its latest train is so out-of-the-box that it could just as easily ...

Maryam Nawaz, chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab, has launched what she hailed as South Asia’s “first-ever trackless tram”. Internet users, however, were less than impressed, with many pointing out ...

A new plan proposes the use of a trackless tram to transport hikers By Mariko Katsumura Reuters Dec. 5, 2024 REUTERS Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is visible from Lake Kawaguchiko, in ...

To begin with, it’s not that new. The Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) guided articulated vehicle was developed back in 2013 by Chinese rail maker CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. It was first ...

The last of the electric-powered trackless trolleys that have carried passengers over the roads of Cambridge, Watertown and Belmont for more than 80 years will make their final runs Saturday night, as ...

A veteran of WWII, Richard Parker grew up in Pawtucket, studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and moved to New York, working in the New York advertising world. He now lives in South Kingstown.