14. POD-CARD/PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT (PRT)

♤ Personal rapid transit (PRT), also called podcar, is a public transportation mode featuring small automated vehicles operating on a network of specially built guide ways.

♤ PRT is a type of automated guideway transit (AGT), a class of system which also includes larger vehicles all the way to small subway systems.

♤ In PRT designs, vehicles are sized for individual or small group travel, typically carrying no more than 3 to 6 passengers per vehicle

♤ The award winning ULTra PRT system began passenger trials at London Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, in October 2010 and opened for full passenger service 22 hours a day, 7 days a week, in May 2011.