Actually the system isn't true PRT since you ride with strangers, correct?
i I experienced first hand one of the minor glitches in the computer system that controls the PRT...The computer system is still the original one from the 70's, housed in a warehouse-like building, mainframes with magnetic tape reels and all.
You think that maybe the software system used to run the system might have improved in the last 30 years?
With the wheels locking up like that, that sound like a poorly designed system, not PRT system being proposed today would be designed that way.
i why do these things have to go to every nook and crany of a city, why cant they just drop you off and let you walk a couple blocks to your destination?
Most plans I've seen for PRT systems do have stations and tracks spaced apart. Studies have shown that in the U.S. people are generally willing to walk 1/4 mile and efficienct PRT systems would take this into account. In dense central areas closer spacing might be necessary but tracks wouldn't need to go everywhere.
These systems could also be run by private companies and most claim that they'll be able to run at a profit. As for Big Brother watching your every move, yes it definately is something to work out and is a worry for everyone, even the developers.
The system will be elevated so it doesn't impact other traffic. The entire system is automated and the software programs that control the system prevents any collisions.
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Actually the system isn't true PRT since you ride with strangers, correct? i I experienced first hand one of the minor glitches in the computer system that controls the PRT...The computer system is still the original one from the 70's, housed in a warehouse-like building, mainframes with magnetic tape reels and all. You think that maybe the software system used to run the system might have improved in the last 30 years? With the wheels locking up like that, that sound like a poorly designed system, not PRT system being proposed today would be designed that way.
i why do these things have to go to every nook and crany of a city, why cant they just drop you off and let you walk a couple blocks to your destination? Most plans I've seen for PRT systems do have stations and tracks spaced apart. Studies have shown that in the U.S. people are generally willing to walk 1/4 mile and efficienct PRT systems would take this into account. In dense central areas closer spacing might be necessary but tracks wouldn't need to go everywhere.
I would agree that a PRT system would be far safer than any other form of transpotation.
These systems could also be run by private companies and most claim that they'll be able to run at a profit. As for Big Brother watching your every move, yes it definately is something to work out and is a worry for everyone, even the developers.
The system will be elevated so it doesn't impact other traffic. The entire system is automated and the software programs that control the system prevents any collisions.