Talk:Automated transport systems

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Most people would think twice about flying on airliners knowing that 2885 jumbos crash each year killing all <<there is no way this is true. The number is between zero and one. (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.
  • Unmanned solar-powered freighters

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• Free flight

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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).

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Non-automated, but desirable vehicles for another section:

• Electric / fuel cell
• Human powered

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