Taxi 2000 - A Personalized Rapid Transit System

Taxi 2000
Sky Hiways, Inc., 1992

Proposes the idea of a personalized rapid transit system, comprising electrically-powered, light-weight, three-passenger cars that move on a guideway.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Taxi 2000
• Electric
• Magnetic
• Auto
• rapid transit system
• Stone and Webster
• Engineering Corporation
• mass transit

[Odziz]

When was this video produced ?

[metrolibrarian]

1992

[sktavdr]

too bad they built "light" rail in seattle. people complain about the sales tax, then take their stuff home in their cars, and complain about the traffic.

if we had PRT i'd use it all the time.

[cprich22]

i like this but i think the skytran the one there gona put in california looks alot better and also travels at 100 mph. you could put them all over the country

[cprich22]

so it should be ready in about 3099.

[CameraCrash]

ahahahhaha

[getone007]

cool we need this now would work well in the Washington DC area and Virgina, very good carbon foot print.

[2319CM]

hmmm

interesting idea but wouldnt it be sorta hard to implement in cities?

I guess it has some viability tho

[jerjoz]

pheew... good thing that just exists as a promo video.

the never do mention the cost per-car for that "dream" system