Microsoft Campus PRT

[MrSquareart]

Yet heathrow Pods is the only true system that is going today.

[malcolmry]

miPod

[BatusaiJack]

i'm saving this video to my favorites...awesome.

[jag3965]

I think the most promising PRT I have seen is the one inside Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi. It is very convenient and driving on the normal road without the need of tracks or guide beam. UN Sec General Ban Ki Moon tried the vehicle.

[prohumets]

and HOW this prevent's traffic jams if everybody just leaves theyre cars and move into Pods? same thing only now there is no way of passing each other or getting down in case of failure?

[robertweinberg1993]

@prohumets Instead of people controlling the vehicle a computer controls it. That way vehicles can move at a consistent speed even though they are close to each other.

[mdao3000]

So apparently Americans haven't heard of a bicycle

[Streetcar1743]

@mdao3000 We have heard of a bicycle. But with a PRT, they can go where bicycles can't go. PRT pods can travel into buildings thru certain doors. PRT routes can trave along Interstate highways. Bicycles are not allowed on Interstate highways.

[jamwithmates123]

that man is very 'special'...

[davidmcnaught]

The pods only go one way, which will lead to unnecessarily long journey times - to be an efficient and flexible system, I'm sure you need to be able to travel both ways. I think ULTRA seems better, though this is prettier!

[jeffsandychelsea]

@davidmcnaught ULTra uses batteries in every vehicle, leading to a higher cost per vehicle, whereas other systems use a third rail. Personally, I think the third rail is a cheaper and more sensible option because vehicles never have to charge up. And with one way loops, the time added to go a few hundred extra meters really isn't that much to consider, especially since the riders are sitting comfortably in little cars.

[Vendetta73]

The reason why WVU's system, which has been doing this for close to 40 years, is ignored is simple.

A) Because its located in West Virginia

B) Because its located in West Virginia

and

C) See A and B

Boeing designed and made the system for WVU back in the early 70's, when energy efficiency was 'hip' and 'cool'. Then when we were allowed to have cheap energy prices again from the arabs we largely forgot about PRT and transit systems. Now that its popular again, its also being reinvented.

[tri400]

this is just like Malaysia's monorail!

except, there is no driver, and its divided into small pods

[fdsa9846]

WVU has had a system almost like this since the 70's created by Boeing. Our cars travel both ways though. So, I do not see how this system is the first of its kind.

[astrialkil]

@fdsa9846 how does it travel both ways?

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some questions about psychology:

(1) Why do we love space-age architecture?

(2) Why do we like to travel in space-age transportation system, suah as Microsoft Campus PRT?

(3) If Microsoft Campus PRT can floating in the air, will this attractive to passengers?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

[kmarinas86]

I used to like PRT's pod design better than ULTra, but ULTra is far more practical. PRT uses rail which is more costly to maintain than the tires used by ULTra

[SatoTM2]

freeze ar 0:34

see the station in the right bottom corner? say ur there, and want to go to the bottom upper corner, ud have to travel a LONG way in the other direction, and then doubleback on urself >.>

[cincushin]

@SatoTM2 Looks close enough to walk in sunny weather, but if it's pouring down rain... I don't think it'd be that long a distance, either: at ~25mph, a two-mile loop takes ~5 mins. In Redmond at 4pm, it can take longer than that--no matter what surface transportation method you choose.

[astrialkil]

@SatoTM2 use a second loop going the opposite direction across the street !

[wishingstar22]

This is cool, but ULTra is so much better.

[FATGIRLSRHOT]

I've had visions of this system.

[sammydenyc]

this sounds a lot like the ULTra video...

[seeder122]

It is a COPY of it!

[esbielab]

I was the executive producer on both this Cities21/Bettercampus video and the ultra prt video. There are no copying issues. Yes, some of the script was recycled.

[NikolaPantic93]

es ist einfach genial

[IntercityAPT]

those vehicles look really ugly

[Freedom21stCenturi]

woah shit this is like futuristic

[madmax10101]

cool idea ^^

[747K]

I have seen this 109 times and would like to see more then this.