Now this is what I call - #MegaTechProgress - Catchy hashtags I tell you.
The mega project of India’s first pod taxi service, connecting Gurugram to Delhi will begin this month-end. This is expected to be a Rs 4,000-crore public transport project and will connect people to commute via ropeway connected driverless pods. It promises to decongest traffic problems for lakhs of office going commuters on the NH8.
The Punjab and Haryana governments had, in the past, announced a roll out of pod taxis in Amritsar and Gurgaon, but these never came to fruition. According to estimates prepared by the NHAI, while building a kilometre of Metro costs at least Rs 250 crore and of monorail Rs 200 crore, the Metrino system can be built with just Rs 70 crore. It's lighter as well.
For the pilot project route, 16 stations have been planned, starting near Ambience Mall. A personal rapid transit (PRT) network is made up of small automated vehicles running at close intervals on a guide-way with docking stations for passengers to get on and off. While a pod can accommodate up to five people, there is also an option to hire an entire pod that will take a passenger straight to the destination, skipping the scheduled stops. The average speed of the pods is 60 kmph.
These are just some of the reference pod images, for reference only. Don't shoot me if they look different!
Hope to see it soon!
The mega project of India’s first pod taxi service, connecting Gurugram to Delhi will begin this month-end. This is expected to be a Rs 4,000-crore public transport project and will connect people to commute via ropeway connected driverless pods. It promises to decongest traffic problems for lakhs of office going commuters on the NH8.
The Punjab and Haryana governments had, in the past, announced a roll out of pod taxis in Amritsar and Gurgaon, but these never came to fruition. According to estimates prepared by the NHAI, while building a kilometre of Metro costs at least Rs 250 crore and of monorail Rs 200 crore, the Metrino system can be built with just Rs 70 crore. It's lighter as well.
For the pilot project route, 16 stations have been planned, starting near Ambience Mall. A personal rapid transit (PRT) network is made up of small automated vehicles running at close intervals on a guide-way with docking stations for passengers to get on and off. While a pod can accommodate up to five people, there is also an option to hire an entire pod that will take a passenger straight to the destination, skipping the scheduled stops. The average speed of the pods is 60 kmph.
These are just some of the reference pod images, for reference only. Don't shoot me if they look different!
Hope to see it soon!
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