Amritsar can soon boast of one of the most modern modes of transport. The Rs 880 crore (Rs 8.8 billion) pod-car system will be fully functional in the city by 2014.
The work on the rapid transit system stretching across a distance of over 22 kilometres will commence in 2012.
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Amritsar to get a modern pod-car system!
Engineering major ULTra Fairwood has signed a pact with the Punjab government for constructing the rapid transit system which will have 200 automated air-conditioned pods.
The pod-car technology will be licensed from ULTra Global PRT.
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Amritsar to get a modern pod-car system!
Around 1,00,000 passengers are expected to use this stylish pod car system on a daily basis.
The initial phase of the project will be a 7-km stretch from the railway station- hall bazar-bus stand-MLP-Golden Temple with 12 stations.
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Amritsar to get a modern pod-car system!
The ULTra (Urban Light Transport) PRT System is a four to six-seater driverless battery-powered laser-guided vehicle with a central control system known as magnetic pod.
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Amritsar to get a modern pod-car system!
ULTra Global PRT's pod-car system began public passenger trials at London Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, in May 2011. The company will be introducing the same technology in India as well.
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