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:What is really wrong with trains? by MobyDisk · 2009-02-10 04:35 · Score: 1, Redundant

Trains only need one driver for potentially hundreds of people. Although it is funny to think that it is possible to make a taxi with no driver, but a train needs a driver even though it runs on a track.
Hardly new by Hans+Lehmann · 2009-02-10 04:43 · Score: 0, Redundant

Morgantown, WV, has had something similar for the past 30+ years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgantown_Personal_Rapid_Transit

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I, too, have a Personal Rapid Transportation. by Grimbleton · 2009-02-10 04:46 · Score: 1, Redundant

It's called a sportbike.
Do I get to be the first one to say it? by Dodder · 2009-02-10 04:56 · Score: 0, Redundant

Well I, for one, welcome our new PRT Overlords!