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The BBC reports on a pilot project called SkyTran, a kind of two person monorail.
Two-person vehicles will be suspended from elevated magnetic tracks, as an alternative transport method to congested roads, the firm promised.
The system should be up and running by the end of 2015. The firm hopes the test track will prove that the technology works and lead to a commercial version of the network.
The plan is to allow passengers to order a vehicle on their smartphone to meet them at a specific station and then head directly to their destination.
While the technology looks interesting, I'm not sure about the long term commercial prospects of this project.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 26 2014, @12:55AM
I would assume that in a case of power loss it would slow down and eventually come to a halt and be mechanically suspended from the rail. Just because it's magnetically suspended during operation doesn't mean that there can't be failsafes.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 26 2014, @04:33AM
Come on, get with the program. Practicing civil engineers are thick morons, aging computer technicians on discussion sites are wise.
Also, the government has literally been bought out by the 1% and monsanto uses GMOs to control the fluoride in your teeth.