The cassette vehicle concept is a compact, lightweight and simple futuristic transportation solution that can quickly and efficiently transport a person to his or her destination. The concept is consisting of two parts, the electric vehicle itself and the monorail like carrier, which is actually acting as a hub of the vehicles. While, these carriers are a place where the vehicles can get charged, they can be transported too through air suction technique from one center to another. The transportation path of the carriers is transparent plastic tube with rails and air suction motors have been implemented at the stations. With a go signal, the operator will simply run the suction motor of the destination station, and the carrier will reach there in no time.
Designer : Hyun-Seok Kim
Needs some rework to carry 2-4 plus persons but I do like the carrier pod mother vehicle But Id adapt mother carrier to also:
Monorail & Bullet RR Lines.
& have actual casette car have wheels or hoverdrive mode for use.
Markets for:
Commutter traffic
Tourism.
Bus Lines.
Near apts, condoes.
Auto rental but rent these vs std cars.
As depiected ideal for use in the oceans.
Sample locales:
Hawaii
Mexico
Caribbean
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
No Pacific.
Bermuda.
Med Sea.
One can take cassette car & visit undersea city off of Oahu HI with ease, nice.
Or board MagLev for trip from Santa Fe NM to
Grand Canyon AZ park,
Now theres your market.
fantastic concept!! love to see ideas like this!! great work!!
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Very futuristic, but it needs infrastructure. Why not try it now? Park your car across a flatbed rail wagon.
more infrastructure. digging.
If these would be hanging from a cable, perhaps less intrusive infrastructure. Going individual or connecting up for longer distance. Speed is important so need to be safe.
Also, lot of our traffic is goods. Having these tubes (smaller of cause) going to individual buildings or hubs, would cut down on traffic and they don't care if they go under ground.