Lofty Taxi LoftyTaxi.com There is a better way There is a better way to get from A to B in traffic Flying cars would be so awesome... ...but are only possible in cartoons So build an elevated guideway and “fly” the cars above and below it Guideway advantages: • Safety of fully separated crossings • Safe operation in adverse weather • Freedom from traffic, stops and stop lights • Leaves ground-space traversable for cyclists and pedestrians • Electrically powered vehicles without carrying heavy batteries and without range anxiety • Reduced energy needs due to steel wheels on steel rail, to minimal slowdowns and speedups and due to reduced travel time • Smooth ride • Quiet • Permanence of service for developments Mass Transit mode Podcars Podcars paired • A capacity reaching 20,000 people per hour along a single dual-direction guideway. Consideration in the BRT1 and LRT2 range of service • Everyone is seated • Parties travel together exclusively • Nonstop to destination • Running speed is 45 km/h, top speed over 90 km/h for highway type sections • Two bucket seats in the top running Podcars • Two side by side seating benches in the bottom Podcars. Wheelchair accessible • Optimized for dual-direction lines along typical arterial roads High Speed mode • • • • • 1 2 3 4 Trains are formed for long distance, high-speed travel The front and rear motive power propels the train like TGV3 or ICE4 do. Trains are formed and depart quickly without schedules Direct to destination service Running speed like high-speed rail (HSR), but total travel time shorter Bus Rapid Transit Light Rail Transit Train Grande Vitesse (French high-speed train) Inter-City Express (German high-speed train) Typical station • • • • • • • Elevator in every station Podcars ready to be boarded or arriving shortly Glass doors in station open with Podcar doors, same as elevator Stations closer than a 5 minute walk Footprint of station as long and as wide as a city bus Stations climate controlled, access restricted and monitored Vending machine, parcel box co-location possibility Designed to work with Cargo carrying capability for pallets or ULD Photo by Klaus Schinzel Golf cart or small electric vehicle transportation Photo by Mlsguy0037 at en.wikipedia The Next Steps • Imagine Lofty Taxi in your city • Municipal leaders can welcome a Lofty Taxi proposal for specific routes • Provincial/State and Federal leaders can provide a matching grant for the working demonstration system phase and determine desirable intercity routes • Investors can put in around $10 million to see Lofty Taxi through to the working demonstration system phase Contact: François Allard – Inventor, B.Sc. (Hons) [email protected] LoftyTaxi.com Copyright © 2015, François Allard
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