NITI Aayog clears six proposals for high-tech public transport
28th July, 2017Category:
Mass rapid transportation technologies such as hyperloop, metrino and pod taxis could soon be a reality in India. Niti (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has cleared six proposals of the transport ministry exploring options to improve public transport. The transport ministry has constituted a six member committee, headed by a former top official of railway, to study safety parameters associated with these technologies and their best global practices.
Hyperloop is a pod-like vehicle propelled through a near vacuum tube connecting cities at speeds matching that of an aircraft. Metrino is a fully automatic, driverless small pod that travels independently suspended over an overhead network. Pod taxies are small automated vehicles equipped to carry a small group of passengers.
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