Results of study performed by Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc, for U S Department of Housing and Urban Development; new type of transportation system uses dual-mode vehicle, one that can operate on streets and highways in manner of conventional automobile; it can enter exclusive guide-way at discrete access points and be routed and propelled, automatically, to destination station; for operation on street, electrically propelled vehicle draws its power from internally stored energy source (source battery); when on guideway, car takes its power from "third rail"; basic vehicle is small, four-passenger machine, but system can accommodate small bus (10 to 14 passengers) and light delivery trucks.
Urbmobile -- Dual-mode vehicle system design concept
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1968
1968
15 pages
Conference paper
English
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The Urbmobile — A Dual-Mode Vehicle System Design Concept
SAE Technical Papers | 1968
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