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JPods: On-demand mobility for Secaucus, N.J.

JPod's concept is to design, build and operate on-demand and computerized personal rapid transit (PRT) networks that can be solar-powered. The company plans to deploy networks of Horizontal-Elevators™ that provide short to medium-range travel using ultra-light, computer controlled vehicles that are suspended from rail, mounted on elevated structures.

W. Virginia U. displays PRT system at sustainability event

Introduced representatives from 15 higher education institutions from the U.S. and Canada to its Personal Rapid Transit system at the annual Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference in Pittsburgh.

West Va. U. to upgrade personal rapid transit system

As part of the PRT's refurbishment, Bombardier Transport will provide a new propulsion unit. The unit controls the electrical motor that's underneath the vehicle, enabling riders to notice the system's ramped up electrical power.

W. Va. University modernizing PRT system

Ten cars have already been outfitted with digital onboard computers, and a signed contract will deliver 61 systems for the remainder of the fleet in approximately the next year.

Minn. college could house futuristic transit system

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), which transports people in individual pods directly to their destinations, could find a home at a test lab in Winona, Minn., with a proposal in the works to build a one-mile guideway.

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