JPod’s US patent is for the invention of solar-powered transport networks. The Physical Internet® improves on the Morgantown PRT in two important ways (6,810,817):
- Networks are solar-powered: “The method… providing… Solar and wind power generators integrated into the physical Structure of Said transportation System….”
- Robots on grade-separated guideways: “A method of controlling a transportation System for moving people, freight, and any combination whereof using a distributed network of intelligent devices without requiring the aid of a human driver”
Deploying networks requires the known cost of regulations provided by 5x5Solar:
- privately funded transport networks
- 5 times more efficient than roads
- To use the airspace over approved public Rights-of-Way
- For 5% of gross transport revenues.
- Regulated by the 3,000 times better safety record of thrill rides and ski gondolas.
World Economic Forum
Red Bull TV documentary on the future of transportation. Turn on sound. Excellent introduction. Coverers self-driving cars, JPods.
