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In the same world where Nigeria is still battling with the rail system, China is leaving behind the rail system and they are test running virtual and track-less trains. What this means is that there will be no need for the track lines, rails or anything, it is called a smart train.

A futuristic rail system featuring track-less trains and virtual lines was launched in a China recently.

Billed as the world's first 'smart train', the vehicle runs on virtual rail lines through the bustling streets of Zhuzhou in China's Hunan Province.

The train could travel as quickly as 70kmh, or 43 mph, and carry as many as 300 engers.

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The rail system, called ART or Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit, has been developed by China's CRRC Corporation Limited, one of the world's largest train manufacturers.

The train, sporting sleek livery, is somewhat a hybrid between a long bus and a traditional tram. It could carry much more engers than a bus and unlike a tram, it doesn't run on physical railway tracks.

The invisible railway measures 3.75 metres (12.3 feet) wide and is embodied by dotted lines painted on the road.

According to Feng Jianghua, chief engineer of the train, the virtual railway system is much cheaper to build compared to a tram or subway system.

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Mr. Feng said it would cost 150 to 200 million yuan (11.3 Billion Naira) to build one kilometre (0.6 miles) of the tramway in China, but with the high-tech virtual line, the cost would be reduced to 50 to 100 million yuan (5.6 Billion Naira) for the same distance.

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Credit: China's Peoples Daily, DailyMail

Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2018/05/china-launches-worlds-first-trackless.html

Whats your take on this? Naija, which level?

See more pictures and video here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2018/05/china-launches-worlds-first-trackless.html

Jesu!! Wen we go reach dis level? We don't even have real roads for cars yet talk more of virtual tracks for trains... Na escort we escort all these countries come abi na stone age we still dey?

Impressive.

Nice innovation

Ikeja people will still seat on it to agbado

Well..... Nigeria might get there in the next 50years or more God help us.

As long as we continue to have archaic, incompetent, visionless, clueless and analog leaders(like our current crop of leaders, especially our president) this country will NEVER attain such development.

#100%Fact

Nbote:
Jesu!! Wen we go reach dis level? We don't even have real roads for cars yet talk more of virtual tracks for trains

Nigeria is physically in 2018 but in of development we are still in the early 80's.

And we make jest of "made in china" products. This is wonderful

OMG, what an incredible innovation. This is what happens when a country has visionary leaderships. God bless China!

Good things happen greatly in sane society.

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Are we even in a country?

And Nigeria is still trying to add one year to undergraduate learning...


Everything is wrong with this country

And we are still here in Nigeria trying to get our locomotives to work..

Smh..

3018

It has been said the Chinese have the next world power.

This trains accident go bad gan

isoright
this looks more like oshiomhole or rather obaseki bus without tires
anyhow sha we will get there

Its a bloody bus

See as street of China clean


Oh lord

And we are here fighting for Wife that can cook, bbn.....
We need to upgrade

Can we ever get to this level in this shiithole? I'm beginning to doubt it.

China is leading in the world tech race...

you are been considerate sef. na 60's for fit us

AceRoyal:


Nigeria is physically in 2018 but in of development we are still in the early 80's.

Till the next 2 generations in Nigeria!

Vote buhari again, he will deliver this to us

But it has a steering wheel. So my guess is, its a bus.

Oh God of Israel hear my cry day and night to leave this godforsaken country called Nigeria

In Jesus name amen