Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-13
METRO·SIM: A Chinese Metro Driver’s Cab in the Browser
A detailed Chinese urban-rail driving simulator modeled around CBTC signaling, a six-car CRRC B-type train, and third-rail DC750V operation.
Why it surfacedThis is far more specific than a generic vehicle simulator: it exposes driver controls for traction, braking, doors, ATO, ATP, TCMS, and multiple operating modes from restricted manual driving to full automation. Its warning that it is not for real-world training only makes the miniature railway-control world more legible—and more fun to explore.
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Thirty Patents for the Grave
August 13’s newborn domains include 30 safety-coffin patents, lost notices for false teeth and a box of hair, short films playing in 100 Tokyo taxis, and a Queensland river view arranged gauge by gauge downstream.
This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-13 Domain Arrivals issue.