Masdar city -Driverless taxis : Prt “personal rapid transit in Abu dhabi

Abu dhabi is planning a Prt “personal rapid transit”. driverless taxis that run on electricity and could hit the streets of Masdar as early as this year.

Built by Systematica,, the PRT system will help keep Masdar (a planned city in Abu Dhabi) completely car-free. The PRT vehicles will travel at speeds of approximately 7 meters per second, with the longest routes in the city being perhaps 2.5 km. So let’s say you reach a station, wait maybe 1.5 minutes for your car to arrive, travel for 5 minutes if your destination is relatively far away, and then exit the station, which will take around a minute. So the longest trips in the city will be around 7, perhaps 10 minutes long. Riders will pay about the same price they'd normally drop on an equivalent taxi ride.


In Masdar, where the streets will be entirely free of automobiles, a network of these compact electric taxis will provide clean and quiet transportation to the city’s residents, as well as commuters. The first PRT cars are set to begin running later this year

schematic representation of a PRT system vs. monorail. Image courtesy of Systematica.

In addition to PRT, A light rail line will run through Masdar, most likely running between Abu Dhabi's international airport and the city center, some 20 km away. Although no cars will be allowed into Masdar City, nine multi-story parking lots will be scattered along its perimeter. Residents, commuters, visitors and buses will all have dedicated parking spots there, allowing them to own and use cars outside the city walls read more


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