Plans are underway to roll out a high-speed skypod transport system for passengers and cargo in Sharjah. The suspended transport system, which involves the movement of driverless pods on “strings" – which are a bundle of tensioned steel tracks attached on concrete supports – is being tested at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park).<br /><br />The suspended transport system is different from the conventional pulley system of cable cars or aerial trams, which continuously move and circulate around two terminal stations at a speed between 10 to 20 km per hour. Sky pods are connected to high-tensioned steel wire and move back and forth independently.<br /><br />The uCar (passenger sky pod) that can carry up to four passengers runs on 400-metre test track at SRTI Park at a speed of up to 50km per hour. A longer 2.4km string-rail system will be completed between October to November this year and the driverless hanging electric pod will be tested to run up to 150km per hour.<br /><br />Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3g0QXwU <br /><br />See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos<br />Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km<br /><br />Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV<br /><br />#UAEnew #transport #skypod
