Autonomous Rapid Transit

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Autonomous rapid transit (ART) is a lidar-guided bi-articulated bus system intended for urban passenger transport. Developed by CRRC through CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co Ltd, it was first unveiled in Zhuzhou, China, on 2 June 2017 and entered service in 2018. Though marketed with terms such as "digital rail" (Lingang digital rail rapid transit) and "electric road", its core design consists of a multi-section articulated bus, guided by optical sensors rather than rails and requiring a driver to control throttle and braking. The body is composed of fixed compartments joined by articulated gangways, giving it a superficial resemblance to a rubber-tyred tram such as a translohr or GLT. Critics have described the system, which relies entirely on public roads and lacks grade separation, as a gadgetbahn, and have pointed out that its key differences from conventional BRT are more cosmetic than substantive.

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