China’s Self-driving Trackless ’Rail Bus’ to Serve 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

China’s Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system won high praise in its first overseas trial run in Qatar on Monday and will be used to serve the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The ART system was developed and launched by China’s CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Institute in 2017. The multi-carriage, electricity-powered unit is equipped with sensors that can read the dimensions of a road, enabling it to automatically plan its own route instead of following conventional rail tracks.