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A Korean Mini-Tram! (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Mr_Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/trams_trolleys_streetcars@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It runs on rails, which is called a tram or streetcar

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't see any rails in the image?

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Top left, the rest are magnetic rails under the red line

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago

magnetic rails

If it's not steel on steel it's not a tram.

[–] something_random_tho@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Ok that's awesome. I didn't know something like that existed.

[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

So, the tram has tyres? Like a bus?
Or is it maglev, which would be nice?

[–] lud@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It probably just uses the magnetic "rail" to guide it on the road.

[–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

SoI I'm guessing it could be replaced by a 5$ GPS reciever

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

the magnets don't directly move the vehicle, the field it generates is just measured by the sensor on the car to be able to get reliably accurate position data iirc

gps definitely can't provide that level of accuracy reliably

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

or like, the same fucking wires used for robot mowers