Smart trams are now running through the city of Florence in Italy, as part of the innovative computing infrastructure developed by the EU-funded project ELASTIC. A set of sensors has been recently installed on three...Read more
The Bologna ‘people mover’ by Marconi Express is the first monorail in Italy to connect the high-speed railway network with one of the top 10 national airports for passenger traffic. The first service run of...Read more
The first Polish autonomous tram has made its trial ride in the city of Kraków. It ran a distance of over 3.4 kilometres without a driver. The main goal of the experiment was to review...Read more
In the short term at least, it is more likely that we will see driverless metros than fully automatic trams in the Netherlands. Nevertheless, a lot of the same technologies can be applied to support...Read more
Six German companies and institutions led by Siemens Mobility will provide the joint research project. It is devoted to exploring the options for the autonomous tram in a fully automated tram depot. The study is...Read more
Russian companies PC Transport Systems and Cognitive Technologies are working together on the development of a fully autonomous tram for Russian and foreign markets. The two-month trials of the self-driving vehicle will start soon in...Read more
Siemens Mobility and ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH will be presenting their research project on the world’s first autonomous tram at InnoTrans 2018. Siemens will be demonstrating a test tram driving autonomously in real traffic on...Read more
