Two Big Tests For Personal Rapid Transportation

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 10, 2009 @04:19AM from the as-long-as-you-stay-near-a-charging-point dept.

Al writes "A novel kind of transit system, in which cars are replaced by a network of automated electric vehicles, is about to get its first large-scale testing and deployment. Two of these Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) systems are being installed this year, one at Heathrow International Airport, near London, and one in the United Arab Emirates, where it will be the primary source of transportation in Masdar City, a development that will eventually accommodate 50,000 people and 1,500 businesses and is designed to emit no carbon dioxide. The article examines these two systems and includes video that includes an animation of the PRT system in action."

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Re:I wonder in 20 years... by AndrewNeo · 2009-02-10 04:53 · Score: 4, Informative

The article (yes, I actually read it) actually compares the system to Morgantown's and why it should work better.
Re:Good idea, but... by characterZer0 · 2009-02-10 05:34 · Score: 4, Informative

Bonus: You get to track exactly where everybody goes.

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Re:What is really wrong with trains? by nyctopterus · 2009-02-10 05:34 · Score: 4, Informative

Generally, nothing. People love going on about this, but in every city I've lived in (Canberra, Sydney, Toronto, and London )the public transport has been clean. You're much more likely to run into disastrous misplacement of bodily fluids on the street.