[Two departments: develop new vehicles such as ultra-high-speed trains] The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Science and Technology announced on the 13th the "Opinions on Speeding up the Construction of a Transport Powerful Country Driven by Scientific and Technological Innovation." The "Opinions" proposes to rationally coordinate the research on high-speed wheel-rail trains and high-speed heavy-haul freight trains. Strengthen the research and development of complete sets of technologies for autonomous transportation systems. Carry out the development of new types of transportation tools such as ultra-high-speed trains and ultra-high-speed commercial aircraft, and overcome the theoretical system and key technologies of submarine floating tunnels. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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