The world's first 'smart' train, that runs track-less, has hit the roads in China for its first trial runs. The futuristic train will one day transform urban transport.

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Developed by China Rail Corporation, the train was conceptualised in 2013 and will begin operations in 2018 in the city of Zhuzhou in China's Hunan province to manage traffic.

The train has rubber wheels with a plastic core that makes it run smoothly without the need of actual tracks. The design has been copyrighted by the Corporation.

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Also known as Autonomous Rail Transit (ART), the train comes with a sensor technology that stays on and follows a guided path mapped on the roads. The train initially came with three carriages but the Corporation will soon increase the number to five.

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Also, the train has a capacity to ferry 300 passengers at a time. The locomotive is 31.64m long that can easily make its turns. Its twin-head system completely eliminates the need to make U-turns as well!