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**Personal rapid transit
 
**Personal rapid transit
 
**Maglev
 
**Maglev
***Vacuum maglev system
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***Vacuum maglev system (DONE)
 
****Gravity vacuum maglev (almost no energy required)
 
****Gravity vacuum maglev (almost no energy required)
 
*Driverless road vehicles
 
*Driverless road vehicles
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**Sub-orbital passenger craft
 
**Sub-orbital passenger craft
 
**Spacecraft etc.
 
**Spacecraft etc.
*Airships
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*Airships (DONE)
 
*Ships
 
*Ships
  

Revision as of 03:00, 23 April 2010

This 'discussion page' is currently used to hold notes for the development of this website (however it can still be used for discussion)

Most people would think twice about flying on airliners knowing that 2885 jumbos crash each year killing all (severe injuries: 36,000 jumbos crash landing) — this is reality of road transport. Likelihood of being killed on the road is something like 1 in 200 (need to find ref).

  • Trains
    • Light rail
    • Personal rapid transit
    • Maglev
      • Vacuum maglev system (DONE)
        • Gravity vacuum maglev (almost no energy required)
  • Driverless road vehicles
  • Electric vehicles
  • Aircraft
    • Personal aircraft
    • Sub-orbital passenger craft
    • Spacecraft etc.
  • Airships (DONE)
  • Ships


Financial cost of road traffic accidents estimated at over $120 billion in the US and over $193 billion in the Europe Union. (Found in slideshow from Delphi Automotive Integrated Safety Systems - need to find source).


Non-automated, but desirable vehicles for another section:

  • Electric / fuel cell
  • Human powered

http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/skycat/