The optically guided bus is the latest in a long line of initiatives to repackage the bus as premium rail-derived technology. The name "trackless trams", the vehicle design, and the modest deployment ...

I began my life as an activist academic in 1979 when the Western Australian government closed the Fremantle railway, saying buses would be better. Patronage immediately fell by 30% and I ran a ...

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 ...

Maryam Nawaz unveiled South Asia's first solar-powered trackless tram in Punjab The tram operates without tracks or tickets and is imported from China It is part of Punjab's plan to modernise urban ...

Last week, Ms Nawaz took the trackless tram for a test ride from Raiwind Road to Muslim Town in Lahore, assessing its performance in live traffic. Alongside Punjab Transport Minister Bilal Akbar, she ...

“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 ...

The Punjab government has announced a plan to introduce tram-like trackless electric buses as part of a new sustainable public transport initiative. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed the ...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is subjected to widespread internet ridicule for unveiling what she proclaimed was South Asia's "first trackless tram," a solar-driven metro system that was brought ...