Transit system
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1. A transit system, comprising:
- a) an elongate guideway, including;
i. a riding surface, having a transit lane and a transition lane; and
ii. a plurality of rider access portals, disposed in a side of the guideway, located at a plurality of destination locations;
b) a plurality of autonomous vehicles, disposed within the guideway, configured for transporting riders, the autonomous vehicles having rider entry doors configured to align with the rider access portals and allow the riders to enter the vehicle when the autonomous vehicle stops in the guideway adjacent to a rider access portal; and
c) a control system, configured to i. automatically direct one of the plurality of autonomous vehicles along the guideway to a selected rider access portal in response to a request from a rider; and
ii. automatically guide the autonomous vehicle along the guideway to a destination location selected by the rider.
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Abstract
A point-to-point transit system for riders includes an elongate guideway, a plurality of autonomous vehicles disposed in the guideway, a plurality of selectively actuable rider access portals in the side of the guideway, and a control system, configured to automatically guide the vehicles within the guideway. The rider access portals are configured to allow ingress and egress of riders to the autonomous vehicles in the guideway. The control system is configured to allow each vehicle to travel between origin and destination locations that are independently selected by a rider.
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1. A transit system, comprising:
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a) an elongate guideway, including;
i. a riding surface, having a transit lane and a transition lane; and
ii. a plurality of rider access portals, disposed in a side of the guideway, located at a plurality of destination locations;
b) a plurality of autonomous vehicles, disposed within the guideway, configured for transporting riders, the autonomous vehicles having rider entry doors configured to align with the rider access portals and allow the riders to enter the vehicle when the autonomous vehicle stops in the guideway adjacent to a rider access portal; and
c) a control system, configured to i. automatically direct one of the plurality of autonomous vehicles along the guideway to a selected rider access portal in response to a request from a rider; and
ii. automatically guide the autonomous vehicle along the guideway to a destination location selected by the rider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A transit system, comprising:
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a) an elongate guideway, having a transit lane and a transition lane;
b) a plurality of autonomous vehicles, disposed in the guideway and configured to travel therein;
c) a plurality of selectively actuable rider access portals, disposed along the guideway adjacent to the transition lane, configured to allow ingress and egress of riders to the autonomous vehicles in the guideway; and
d) a control system, configured to automatically guide the vehicles within the guideway, and to allow each vehicle to travel between origin and destination locations independently selected by a rider. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A transit system, comprising:
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a) an elongate guideway, including;
i. a riding surface, having a transit lane and a transition lane; and
ii. a plurality of rider access portals, disposed in a side of the guideway;
b. a plurality of rider stations, each rider station being located adjacent to at least one of the rider access portals;
c. a plurality of autonomous vehicles, disposed within the guideway, configured for transporting riders between the rider access portals, the autonomous vehicles having rider entry doors configured to align with the rider access portals and to allow the riders to enter a vehicle when the autonomous vehicle stops in the guideway adjacent to one of the rider access portals;
d. the transit lane being configured to accommodate the autonomous vehicles traveling at a transit speed, and the transition lane being located adjacent to the rider access portals; and
e. a control system, configured to i. automatically direct one of the plurality of autonomous vehicles along the guideway to a selected rider access portal in response to a request from a rider, and allow the rider to enter therein;
ii. automatically guide the autonomous vehicle along the guideway to a destination location selected by the rider, the control system being enabled to combine the autonomous vehicle into a controllably linked “
train”
with at least one other autonomous vehicle for travel in the transit lane, and to cause the autonomous vehicle to detach from the controllably linked “
train”
as needed to (i) attach to other controllably linked “
trains”
of autonomous vehicles, and (ii) move to the transition lane to stop at the selected destination.
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