That's a car not a tram
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Mini bus, not a car
It runs on rails, which is called a tram or streetcar
I don't see any rails in the image?
Top left, the rest are magnetic rails under the red line
magnetic rails
If it's not steel on steel it's not a tram.
So, the tram has tyres? Like a bus?
Or is it maglev, which would be nice?
It probably just uses the magnetic "rail" to guide it on the road.
SoI I'm guessing it could be replaced by a 5$ GPS reciever
the magnets don't directly move the vehicle, the field it generates is just measured by the sensor on the car to be able to get reliably accurate position data iirc
gps definitely can't provide that level of accuracy reliably
A neat little taxi, the fact that it's safe and quiet enough to go inside large buildings/complexes is also neat. Just confused why it's called a "mini-tram", considering that it doesn't even remotely fit the definition. I mean it's not like it'll ever fill the role of a tram in any capacity, it'll always just be a fancy private taxi for shortish distances.
I think it might be autonomous. At least, it looks exactly like some driverless vehicles that are being tested in my city. They can't navigate just anywhere though. They use cameras to follow a prescribed route. My guess is that this one follows the painted red line and uses cameras for collision avoidance.
this one follows magnets embedded in the ground