From Wikipedia…
Personal rapid transit (PRT), also called podcar, is a public transportation mode featuring small automated vehicles operating on a network of specially built guide ways. PRT is a type of automated guideway transit (AGT), a class of system which also includes larger vehicles all the way to small subway systems.
In PRT designs, vehicles are sized for individual or small group travel, typically carrying no more than 3 to 6 passengers per vehicle[1]. Guide ways are arranged in a network topology, with all stations located on sidings, and with frequent merge/diverge points. This approach allows for nonstop, point-to-point travel, bypassing all intermediate stations. The point-to-point service has been compared to a taxi or a horizontal lift (elevator).
How cool if Maui began researching the use of pod car technologies within local communities to go beyond the current public transportation schemes which are operating at a significant loss.
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paulghugel
is this cool or what
RoyReynolds
For more on Personal Rapid Transit: http://www.prtstrategies.com. Also check out our Honolulu page.
Peter Muller
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Personal Rapid Transit News (May 2012) | PRT Consulting
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JPods
Here is a summary for JPods deployment on the Island of Hawaii.
http://www.jpods.com/HomePBHawaii.html