The world's first virtual track vehicle, the Autonomous1 Rail Rapid Transit2 (ART), starts a test run which will last for three months in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan Province on May 8, 2018, reports rednet.cn.
红网报道，世界首列虚拟轨道车，智能轨道快运系统，5月8日在湖南株洲开始为期三个月的试运行。
This is another
milestone3, marking that the CRRC has been capable of commercializing its independently developed ART system since its
debut4 in October 2017.
According to Fu Cuiqing,
Vice5 Engineer with China Railway the 4th Survey and Design Group, the ART resembles a streetcar in shape, length and accommodation. With three carriages, it can accommodate 307 passengers, while more carriages can be added if needed. It has a top speed of 70 kilometers per hour, enabling it to ease traffic jams. Compared with streetcars, which need to run on tracks, the ART runs on rubber tires along white-dotted lines on the test ground. It is controlled by signals
wireless6 transmitted through
sensors7, assuring its safety, priority and speed. Its cost is also only one-fifth of that of street cars. Its battery can support running over 25 kilometers with just 10 minutes of charging. Currently, it is capable of half-
automated8 driving. Its engineers are also considering using the Beidou navigation system to achieve full automated driving later.
Passengers can take the ART by scanning QR codes, swiping Zhuzhou bus cards and ID cards.
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