Tel Aviv Is Testing A Futuristic 'Sky Car' System
Tel Aviv will introduce a network of sky-high cars by 2016, BBC reports. If successful, the prototype will become the basis for a larger, commercial transit system.
The 500-meter loop of hovercraft rail is a collaboration between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and California-based company skyTran. It will be constructed on IAI's Tel Aviv campus.
Image courtesy of: www.skytran.us
According to The Telegraph, this will be the most substantial trial of skyTran to date. And although the cars in the test will only go 43 miles per hour, they are capable of "much higher speeds."
Image courtesy of: www.skytran.us
Individual tickets for the Tel Aviv system will be about $5 per rider, which locals and visitors can book through their smartphones.
Image courtesy of: www.skytran.us
They plan to build more routes in France, India, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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