- Podcar, Electric Car Without Driver
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| Podcar, Electric Car Without Driver |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) known only as the oil-rich country, is also aggressively developing automotive technology. Not long ago they launched a unique car called podcar. The test was successfully conducted in Masdar City, a small town in Abu Dhabi, capital of the country. What are the advantages podcar? Actually, the local governments actually trying to make a pilot project (pilot project), such as construction of small town that is free from fossil fuels such as gasoline and diesel. Masdar then chosen as the location. The planners of this city structure has been revealed to the public about their plans to use new ways of transportation, namely electric taxi, so it does not need a supply of fuel into the country's mainstay export commodity. Amazingly, this ultimately means of transportation can be operated without a driver or the driver. Therefore, everything has been moved automatically by electricity. Unique car that was later named podcar. In the trials, which functioned as a taxi podcar can walk on a path (like railroads). He will stop at certain places, where the passengers were ready to wait. If you want to use this unique taxi, passengers should be having an identity card. So, they must register first to the competent authority (such DLLAJ). In this identity card listed the full name, also the name of customer calls. If you want to use podcars, customers simply swipe an identity card to the car door. Once the open cab, an automated voice will call the name of familiar customers. After the passenger ride, podcar immediately drove to the destination, or at least the closest to a halt with the aim of passengers. podcar 2Uji experiments performed last month is expected to be enhanced with the operationalization of mass and the official, is expected later this year.
Different from the MRT Masdar City is expected to become the city a truly liberated from conventional cars. That is, no more car gasoline and diesel fuel in the futuristic city. Podcar in essence a personal rapid transit (PRT). Moda is what will replace the role of the mass rapid transit (MRT). Different from the number of MRT passengers almost equal to the number of passenger trains, the PRT has only a maximum of 10 seats. Speed is relatively slow, which is 7 meters / second, or 25.2 km / hr. Podcar more designated as public transport to serve the route from one building to another in Masdar City. Furthest distance of only 2.5 km. With this system, certainly not as complicated as MRT infrastructure development. Because domestic workers are only allowed to drop into some buildings only. Actually the idea to develop podcars has appeared everywhere. United States began forging, although not as fast as the UAE which has been tested in a large enough scale. DKI Jakarta Provincial Government also plans to do the same in 2010. Its form is not a domestic worker, but the MRT as a mode of mass transit bus replacement, angkota, and three-wheeler. MRT will be coupled with a first busway operated, rail and rail diesel (KRD) operating in the Greater Jakarta area. Full Computer Good podcar / PRT and MRT is operated via computer control. It runs on a special rail (like the monorail or subway).
Podcar projects in the U.S. is run by Connect Ithaca, a group of planners and development given the task of designing a city for man, not the city for the vehicle. "Podcar a combination of privacy and autonomy of the automobile era, the public transportation aspect which is very environmentally friendly. This (podcar) is a perfect creation, "said President Connect Ithaca, Jacob Roberts. podcar 3Krisis fossil energy, he said, is believed to accelerate podcar as the new idol of personal and mass transportation. Dikendarakan automatically Podcar which is expected to break the bottleneck, because transportation is free of traffic lights. "How the podcar actually almost the same as the escalator. Only, escalators running sideways, either upwards or downwards. While podcar runs horizontally (flat), "said Roberts. The plan, construction of all infrastructure pordcar in some U.S. states will begin at the latest by 2010. So, still lost rapidly from the UAE plan. Currently, podcar already tested as a tourist vehicle. The new seat capacity of about 10 passengers. A number of Ithaca residents who try it looks happy to ride the latest innovations in the field of transportation. Next year, Heathrow Airport in London is also going to try this podcar system. Some companies in Sweden, Poland, and Korea was ready to operate podcar, although still in early stages of trials. Can be concluded, podcar will become a trend of private cars and public transportation in the future, particularly to address traffic congestion in major cities in the world, while reducing air pollution caused by motor vehicle exhaust emissions of gasoline / diesel. Another advantage, operationalization podcar can overcome the rampant traffic accidents due to human error (human error), such as driving in a drowsy state, the reckless driver, or vehicle in a state not roadworthy.
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