Skytran 62 mile per hour two person pods that are 90 times cheaper than subways

[Govtech.com] Tel Aviv may be the site of the first maglev PRT system [Personal Rapid Transit], which has been designed by skyTran, an American company headquartered in Mountain View, California.

As of June 23, 2014, skyTran reached an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries to begin developing a test track on the grounds of IAI’s corporate campus. If testing proves successful, construction will begin on the Tel Aviv commuter line.

The power used in two hair dryers can fly you at over 62 mph (100 kph) with skyTran.

[SkyTran.us] SkyTran’s has computer-controlled, 2-person vehicles. They can accommodate much of the world’s commuting population within a smaller footprint and for less than other mass transit systems. Because skyTran is built as an expandable grid, it will never be filled to capacity. As the demand grows, more track can be installed and additional vehicles can be added the network. The robust state-of the-art skyTran system grows in the same way that the Internet grows: exponentially and immediately. In fact, you can think of skyTran as a “Physical Internet.”

The sophisticated skyTran computer network paces vehicles at optimum spacing and speeds to handle massive amounts of commuters many time over in a safe and efficient manner. The skyTran system recognizes you, responds to where you would like to go, and gets you there in the fastest time possible.

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