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JPods PRT vehicles to run on track under solar panel canopy Autonomous vehicles and personal transportation pods featured quite heavily in our recent round-up of the Top Ten railways of the future, and the JPods concept from Bill James has both. At the center of the scheme is a driverless, on-demand electric four to six seat vehicle suspended beneath an overhead rail structure, which is topped with photovoltaic panels. A user would let the JPod know the desired location via a touchscreen interface and the vehicle's networked computer system would determine the best route and motor there without further input from the passenger... Continue Reading JPods PRT vehicles to run on track under solar panel canopy Section: Urban Transport Tags: Autonomous Vehicle, Electric Vehicles, On-demand, Photovoltaic Related Articles: Pininfarina showcases personalized, on-demand rail systemJapanese experiment with combination bus/trainBlade Runner Dual-mode vehicleInfrabel and Enfinity announce completion of 16,000-panel solar train tunnelWork starts on world's largest solar bridge at BlackfriarsRoad/rail vehicles taking shape, including a new ultra light rail dual mode passenger vehicle.
JPods PRT vehicles to run on track under solar panel canopy
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