Why ART is not suitable for Penang?
(This post is taken from AnakPinang ) A certain group has been lobbying the state government to install the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) in Penang instead of the planned elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT). The group presented its proposal using the same slides and video that the ART's producer CRRC showed to the chief minister Chow Kon Yeow. Although a spokesperson of the group denied that they are salesmen of ART, they pitched their proposal to the state government, lauding the ART as an advanced system that "has been proven to solve traffic congestion" even though the system is only being tested on a 3-km route. [https://www.metro-report.com/news/single-view/view/passenger-tests-begin-on-railless-train-electric-bus-in-zhuzhou.html] The ART does not need track because it has tyres, like a bus. So, basically it is a bus that is designed like a tram. Therefore it shares many of the disadvantages of a bus-based transit system such as the Bus Rapid Transit (BR