Whilst researching new technology and transportation methods earlier today for our Glasgow project, I came across a video that made me consider the possibilities for the future. Take a look for yourself...
This type of transport is currently being explored by a Minnesota based company and is being financed by a Swiss-based firm who have began to raise the capital to commercialise this idea. The JPods vary in size, with the standard carriage holding four people. They are powered by large cables conducting electricity through the system and are designed to endure the worst of weather conditions. The reason for them is a solution for cleaner, faster, safer and affordable public transport.
The company JPod LLC have released a statement stating the JPod system is more efficient than most public transport systems that are currently in use, claiming that less non-renewable fuel sources are required, potentially cutting global warming and pollution problems.
The video of the system appears to be very futuristic and almost unrealistic as it is unlike any other form of transport seen before. However, the evolution of transport throughout the past decades is proof to that anything is possible. Maybe this is an insight to the future...
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