http://www.ruf.dk/
http://www.ruf.dk/system/p3.htm
begin quote: The vehicles drive manually a few km on ordinary roads in order to get to the rail system. The driver programmes the ruf to know its destination and this information is transferred to the system when the vehicle gets near to the monorail.
The system guides the vehicle to enter the guideway without waiting and at 30 km/h. From there on the driver can relax until he get close to his destination where he takes over control again and drives manually to his destination.
The main part of the trip is automated and the system knows when to turn right or left and when to get off. The automated part is very safe and energy efficient. The travel speed is typically 120 km/h on average. Travel times are short and predictable. end quote
Harry
Jed Rothwell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the book, in Chapter 17, I describe the ultimate future solution to automobile safety: eliminate the driver completely, with fully automated cars. People who enjoy driving cars manually will still be allowed to do it, of course, but only as a hobby, and not on public streets. In the book I suggest that we put aside a few highways as National Parks for auto buffs to drive on. I wrote:
"[Although people do enjoy driving] . . . the highway system is not intended to give people psychological satisfaction, or a means to express themselves. It is a public transportation system, no different from an elevator. Automatic cars and underground roads would triple the average speed of travel and save 40,000 lives per year in the U.S. alone, so the vast majority of commuters would prefer them, even though they will make life more regulated and a little less colorful and exciting."
- Jed
