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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Is the thought of zipping down the Eastern Freeway on a tram travelling at 80km/h more appealing than a bus? There is a push for trackless trams, used in cities around the world, to be introduced on ...

1882: The Elektromote, the world’s first trackless trolley bus, is tested outside Berlin. Built by Dr. Werner von Siemens, the Elektromote featured two electric motors that used contact wheels to draw ...

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.

University of Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The optically guided bus is the latest in a long line of initiatives to repackage the bus as premium rail-derived technology.