Proposed system is automatic-taxi, public-transport service for towns and cities, capable of 10,000 passengers per hour per track and aimed to be competitive with private car; mini-sized cars are used which carry up to four adult passengers, using induction-motor drives powered from overhead rail; cars are driverless and route themselves at 35 mph to their destination with no stops at intermediate stations; cars move along light weight totally-enclosed track of less than 7 ft diam, which can be supported above existing roadways or buildings.
Public-transport system using four-passenger self-routing cars
Instn Mech Engrs -- Proc (Guided Land Transport)
1966
13 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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