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1. 

   @pimpnamedslickback7780

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   This doesn’t make sense in the middle of a city there’s too much traffic, too much lights and stop signs, too much people walking in the way. I think it could work if you have highways or freeways leading from local suburbs to the city and back. But other then that it will be sitting in traffic with the current buses

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   @damianfitzpatrick3465

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   I don't mean to be a hater but I think the obvious thing that needs to be said, is that faster in a straight line is not what's needed, trains are never going in the direction that is needed because people need to go in many different directions.

   If trains really want to get people to where they want to be faster they need the cars to drive out onto the track and attach to the train while it is in motion. How many billions need to be spent to make a train go 200 mph rather than autonomously decoupling to achieve the same end to end time of a train that stops at every stop. Or worse not stopping where you need to stop.

   This isn't even to mention the ridiculousness of trying to load kids on a train as fast as possible. It will never compare to cars for sheer speed and efficiency for the user.

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3. 

   @P4eeoo

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   Trams would be better than the ART is just an autonomous bus and you also need a gooad quality road and the technology can be fiddled with

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4. 

   @DANEBLUEGNOME

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   Looks like tram like the, huh??? 😧

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5. 

   @durece100

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   What about weight capacity on autonomous Trackless Tram?

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6. 

   @onlineo2263

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   That Chinese made trams (which can also be battery powered) are no more expensive than these automous busses. I would suggest that once you have built this network properly such as repaving parts and having a separator of sorts to keep delivery trucks from parking in your lane and blocking all transit then you will find that the cost is as expensive as a tram/light rail… But rubber rails on roadway is a lot more expensive to power than steel wheels on steel rails so the tram is cheaper to operate. If you build a cheap system without dedicated protection from stopping traffic you will find very few people will use your transit as it will be slow and unreliable in its travel and departure times like current busses.

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   @Killerspieler0815

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   it´s of course a glorified bendy-bus with some BRT (that needs more expansive streets)

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8. 

   @bwood2462

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   In Perth they're talking about between train lines and other key suburbs. Such as Glendalough Station to Scarborough Beach. But I reckon the attraction needs to be down Alexander Dr or Wanneroo Rd… or Fremantle to Curtin on Canning Hwy… Leach is another option.

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9. 

   @bwood2462

   December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

   Arrived in Perth and going to be tested now.

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10. 

    @teuast

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Just build a regular f*cking train
    -Adam Something

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11. 

    @Jabberstax

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    It's all well and good for newer cities with wide open roads. You could never make it work in European cities.

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12. 

    @mijatzimee2330

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Beautiful and elegant transport technology any country

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13. 

    @mijatzimee2330

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Beautiful and elegant transport technology any country

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14. 

    @jonchalk3855

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    I wonder if the "tracks" that are painted on the roadway is just a visual for people to see the dedicated lane or does it help the trackless trains/bus "see" the route. If it just cosmetic, then this system could be of great use in cities with lots of snow, as long as the roadways are consistently cleared of snow.

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15. 

    @gibrain16

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Is ART just a glorified BRT?

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16. 

    @tld8102

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Trackless trams seem like a gadgetbahn

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17. 

    @freethinker5384

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    seriously? why do you need a painted line in the road? -> so it is just a chinese bus disguised as an european tram
    do you know why chinese created all their highspeed railroads ELEVATED?: cause zillions of people will cross and crash !!

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18. 

    @artukmi91

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    So it’s a trolly bus

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19. 

    @LolixLP

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Bus

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20. 

    @namelesswarrior4760

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Perfect Van life for the un-housed on the first day! No driver and ticket vendors. What could go wrong?

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21. 

    @loktom4068

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Another new invefrom CHINA?
    Not in the land of proudly made in USA?
    Shocking news!

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22. 

    @johncoyle777

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    FIRSTLY, they are NOT locomotives, but having said that, I see the systems as sweeping Australia over the next few years!

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23. 

    @radnukespeoplesminds

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Stop reinventing trains and just build trains. This is so stupid.

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24. 

    @derrickblanding2730

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    10 benefits of public transportation. https://youtu.be/jFmJmKSMjpY?si=OX7aHjFKm_urzcNq

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25. 

    @riccardocacchioli9952

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Can CNBC be any more Chinese propaganda 🤦‍♂️.
    Mate if it looks like a bus, it act like a bus, it's made like a bus, an perform like a bus, is a bus.
    You just trying to sell it and sell china fake innovation

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26. 

    @MsGalfreak

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    NO, IT DOES NOT integrate the advantages of Bus and Tram.
    NOT AT ALL !
    ☝️🧐
    Have you ever seen
    a new tram system, running on green stripes in the middle of road ("GRASS TRACK") and with "the right of way", structuring the street space and enriching the cityscape ?  Not possible by any bus !
    Or "TRAIN FORMATION" in multiple traction, to enlarge capacity without costs ?  Not possible     by any bus !

    And these are just
    2 examples …
    🤮👎
    It remains :
    Buses have no place on routes with high ridership, that are definetly served more economically by trams … regardless of whether they are a standard bus, trolley-bus, O-Bahn, BRT bus, or guided bus. It doesn't matter !
    Otherwise we could replace our subways/metros by taxis/cabs.
    👋😜 🇩🇪
    But don"t care, carry on growing the asphalt deserts of our cities instead, with such an inferior FAKE OF A TRAM !

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27. 

    @RR-us2kp

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Just another distraction from the automotive and tire industry to prevent people from using actually efficient solutions like trains and trams.
    Politicians love these

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28. 

    @RUHappyATM

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Priority on the road?
    I thought that already happens with tram.

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29. 

    @Lukehmcc

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    This is a bad and shortsighted idea in most cases… There's a reason we use steel wheels. Damn technobahns

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30. 

    @Quirin0

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    They simply inbebted a autonomous brt

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31. 

    @keeganbrown9967

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    The only way this works is for these bus trains to have their own designated lane free from all other traffic and no stopping at crossings. It must be fast and efficient

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32. 

    @RashaKahn

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Lol like I would trust a Chinese automated bus on the streets.

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33. 

    @Doodle1776

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    It's called a bus

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34. 

    @bakuaeater

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    we don't need China made bus to spy on us

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35. 

    @ErrorPurplMusic

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Citizens: can we have light rail
    CNBC: we have light rail at home
    light rail at home:

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36. 

    @umueri1877

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    JUST BUILD TRAMS AND LIGHT RAIL

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37. 

    @ashdivay3584

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    silly. The benifits of rail is its not impacted by road traffic. I can take the train into Chicago during rush hour in 45 mins. while if I drove a car it would take me more than 1.5 hrs.

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38. 

    @marcosmata8233

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Concept

    What if the autonomous train-bus hybrid was from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s?

    What if the autonomous train-bus hybrid looks like a the big bus cyclops?

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39. 

    @bedinskiboi

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    ART is basically, you could say, just an 'artful' way to remove the stigma from taking the bus. It is not an innovation at all. Despite what has the cool factor, whether it is decorated buses, teslas in tunnels, or flying cars, trains are still much better in every respect. Just build more trains, people

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40. 

    @Jim54_

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    Apparently people in the comments don’t seem to understand how much more convenient these tram-buses are compared to other buses. Being only one storey, fully automated and having 3 articulated sections (which is uncommon in buses) is a Huge advantage for these tram-buses.

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41. 

    @Jim54_

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    FYI if you want to reduce inner city traffic, Stockholm solved that problem: inner city car travel tolls.

    Also, if you want public transport to be safer, maybe having an anonymous Air Marshal type roll on random buses would greatly help

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42. 

    @niccosalonga9009

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    A longer bendier bus. Transform transit indeed. 😆

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43. 

    @Da__goat

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    too expensive in NY to build conventional heavy rail. But, much cheaper to build narrow gauge light rail like the DLR in London, which is also very high capacity. All those dedicated bus lanes can be removed on major roads like Northern Blvd, and in the center median, put a two track dedicated right of way for light rail vehicles with center island platforms that double function as intermediate walkways so that people crossing sometimes 8 lanes of traffic can stop in the middle, then put in the automatic fair gates like on the air train and it will work, cheaper than a subway, faster and higher capacity than a bus, and it doesn’t require you to reinvent the wheel, just to lay down track for speeds up to 45mph, and it being narrow gauge track makes it a lot cheaper already.

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44. 

    @StreakyBaconMan

    December 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm

    I just don't understand the purpose. If it requires its own dedicated lane to drive on, why not just make it a train? Or if it has to travel on the same roads as cars a tram would work fine too – and both have the advantages of being able to draw power directly from the grid rather than requiring a huge battery or fuel to drive, which makes them cheaper in the long run despite the extra cost in infrastructure to put down rails or put up tram lines.

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