Abstract:The electronic guide rubber wheel system is a kind of low-volume rail transit system. The different forms of autonomous rail rapid transit (ART), super-rail rapid transit (SRT) and digital rail rapid transit (DRT) have been developed in China, and there are also plans abroad to operate the system. In order to study the success factors and applicable conditions of this system, according to the passenger flows and operation conditions of the opened lines now in Yibin, Zhuzhou, Shanghai and Yancheng, the advantages and disadvantages of this system are summarized by comparing with the bus rapid transit and tramcar. The applicable conditions of this system are put forward, and the development direction of the technology in flexible marshaling, combination with elevated expressway, pavement strengthening and automatic driving are also prospected.