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PodCarCity9 - Conference Newsletter & Final Program Schedule

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Podcar News

We are one step closer to 'The Jetsons' pod
By Matt McFarland
Traffic jams? Gone. Air pollution? Almost non-existent. Expensive public transit systems that require constant investment from taxpayers? A thing of the past. At least that's the future SkyTran chief executive Jerry Sanders is peddling. The optimistic Sanders imagines we'll zip around cities at a low cost thanks to his two-person pods.  Read More...

skyTran demo set for next year, companies say
By David Shama
Media reports notwithstanding, a test of the magnet-powered transportation system will likely take place next year, not this week.  SkyTran, the US company that is developing a Jetsons-style elevated pod powered by magnetic levitation, will not be holding a demonstration at the campus of Israel Aerospace Industries, as had been widely reported.  Read More...

skyTran demo set for next year, companies say.  Magnetic monorail capable of 150mph to debut in Israel (and the tracks may one day travel through BUILDINGS)
By John Hutchinson

SkyTran have developed their four-seater magnetic cars in  Tel Aviv 

The cost of such a system is $5 million (£3.25 million) per mile

Individual tickets are predicted to cost around $5 (£2.90) per rider

Could this be the solution to beat busy inter-city traffic?  Read More...

International Podcar City Conference Returns to Silicon Valley Nov 4-6, 2015 in Mountain View - Ninth annual event focuses on personal rapid transit.
The Ninth Annual International Podcar City Conference is set for Wednesday-Friday, November 4-6, at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. It will address the role of podcars and automated transit networks as they pertain to mobility, energy, cityscape, and livability. An audience of 150-200 is expected, including city planners, transit planners, consultants, architects, engineers, investors, developers, elected officials, and university students.  Read More...

SkyTran lifts air taxis a step closer to reality
Pilot aerial transit system to debut in Tel  Aviv
By Michael Tanenbaum
Air taxis of the near future aren't exactly straight out of "The Fifth Element," but California-based SkyTran's pilot program for an aerial mass transit system could be a big step toward proving the concept feasible.   Read More...

Sky taxis are about to become a reality
By SkyTran via CNN 
'Cars' glide 20 to 30 feet above ground on elevated tracks
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -Sick of dealing with the daily traffic congestion on the road? Soon you may not have to.  
Elevating Airport Conveyance To The Next Level With Automated People Movers
By Peter Aarons

Demand for air travel is increasing. Larger aircraft are being deployed. Airports are more much expansive, both in size and scope, as well as annual passenger operations. All this makes it increasingly challenging for airline passengers to quickly and efficiently access key areas of the airport - terminals, gates, or baggage claim - which often involve traveling excessive distances.  Read More...

PRT schedule changes to support ongoing testing
wvutoday

West Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit is currently immersed in a phased multimillion-dollar modernization plan. As the software development and testing phase begins, it will be necessary to shut down service on the following four Saturdays: Oct. 31, Nov. 21, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12.  Read More...

Press Release ArxPax

"The Future" has finally arrived with US Patent for the world's first hoverboard 

Quieter, sleeker, more energy-efficient Hendo 2.0 is ready to ride. 

By 

Shivani Azad

The Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority opened registrations for its much-awaited 3-BHK flats near ISBT on Tuesday.  

The apartments, construction for which is yet to begin, are being sold at two rates depending on their size - Rs 65 lakh and Rs 72 lakh. The super areas of the two categories of flats are 1,438 and 1,595 sq ft respectively. Read More....

By S. Anil Radhakrishnan

An elevated Light Rapid Transit System (LRTS) and a slew of mobility improvement measures to increase the share of public transport to 60 per cent by 2034 have been recommended in the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) prepared for Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode cities.  Read More...

By Bay City News

Seth Godin clarifies the importance of infrastructure (read "advanced transit infrastructure") in a telling way in his latest post.

By Tom Acitelli

Boston City Councilman Steve Murphy announced Wednesday

 that an unnamed private company was amenable to building a solar-powered "personal rapid transit" system (a.k.a. monorail) through the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.  Read More...

YouTube Video by EuroNews

Four tiny, driverless buses are on trial in the Greek city of Trikala, the first of five European cities to introduce the automated transportation. View Here...