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Bali to get autonomous transit system to ease congestion: Minister
The trackless tram system resembles one being built by the same company in Nusantara, the future capital city under construction in East Kalimantan.
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Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi (left) shakes hands with an executive from Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer China Railway Rolling Stock in front of an autonomous rapid transit (ART) vehicle in an undated photograph taken in China. (Instagram/@budikaryas)
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he government has announced plans for the development of an autonomous rapid transit (ART) system to combat traffic congestion in Bali’s tourism hotspot of Kuta.
“The most congested area is the city center, so we’re planning to have an ART operate in Kuta, which will reduce the number of vehicles there," Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said on Tuesday, as quoted by Kompas.com.
“This will address part of Bali's transportation issues,” he added.
A cross between a tram and a bus, the ART to be developed by Chinese state-owned manufacturer China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) is an autonomous public transportation system that uses sensors and rubber wheels and can operate without tracks.
The system will resemble one to be developed by the same company in Nusantara, Indonesia’s future capital city under construction in East Kalimantan.
The ministry procured three units earlier this year for about Rp 210 billion and the system is currently undergoing trials that are set to continue until the end of October.
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