Collective Transportation System and Process
First Claim
1. ) A Process for the collective transport of people by the shared use of individual vehicles, in which multiple vehicles (5) are put to the disposition of a group of users for their displacement within a territory with multiple parking structures (T) equipped with an automated means for the return of a vehicle after its use to store it in the parking structure (T) and the withdrawal of a stored vehicle (51) for a user to take charge of for the purposes of an individual displacement within the territory for a certain amount of time and over a certain distance until the vehicle is returned to one of the parking structures (T), characterized by the fact that, the territory being an urban district equipped with a public transportation network (R,M) with station stops (S) and transfer stations (C) at the crossing of transit lines, the parking structures, accessible by foot in several minutes, are located at a short distance from at least a certain number of transfer stations (C) of the transit system and are of a type that allows for the vertical displacement of vehicles permitting the storage of at least ten vehicles (5) on a reduced footprint, each parking structure comprising, at the level of a working platform (4), at least one empty vehicular space at the entrance (13) for the immediate reception of a vehicle after its use and a vehicular space at the exit (12) containing a vehicle (51) available for a user to quickly take charge of, the said vehicles (5) providing, for the users, a complement to the public transportation system (R,M) permitting a user at any time to take charge of a vehicle (51) at the exit of a station stop of the public transportation system, to carry out an individual journey and to return the vehicle to the reception space (12) of a parking structure (T) located in immediate proximity to his/her destination or that of a transfer station (C) to then be able to continue his/her journey by public transport.
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Abstract
The object of the invention is a process and a global system for the transportation of people using shared individual vehicles, where multiple vehicles (5) are put to the disposition of a population of users for the purpose of commuting within a territory equipped with multiple parking structures (T) with an automated means to return and retrieve a vehicle. According to the invention. serving an urban district whose territory is equipped with a public transportation network (R. M), the parking structures (T) are situated at a short distance. accessible by foot in a few minutes, from at least a certain number of transfer stations (C) of the network and are of a type that permit the storage of at least ten vehicles (5) in a vertical displacement system on a reduced ground surface, the said individual vehicles (5) constituting, for its users, a complement to the public transit system (R,M) permitting a user, at any time, to take charge of a vehicle (51) at the exit of a public transit station stop, carry out an individual journey, and return the vehicle at the reception space (12) of a parking structure (T) located in close proximity to his/her destination or of a transfer station (C) to then continue his/her journey by public transit.
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- 1. ) A Process for the collective transport of people by the shared use of individual vehicles, in which multiple vehicles (5) are put to the disposition of a group of users for their displacement within a territory with multiple parking structures (T) equipped with an automated means for the return of a vehicle after its use to store it in the parking structure (T) and the withdrawal of a stored vehicle (51) for a user to take charge of for the purposes of an individual displacement within the territory for a certain amount of time and over a certain distance until the vehicle is returned to one of the parking structures (T), characterized by the fact that, the territory being an urban district equipped with a public transportation network (R,M) with station stops (S) and transfer stations (C) at the crossing of transit lines, the parking structures, accessible by foot in several minutes, are located at a short distance from at least a certain number of transfer stations (C) of the transit system and are of a type that allows for the vertical displacement of vehicles permitting the storage of at least ten vehicles (5) on a reduced footprint, each parking structure comprising, at the level of a working platform (4), at least one empty vehicular space at the entrance (13) for the immediate reception of a vehicle after its use and a vehicular space at the exit (12) containing a vehicle (51) available for a user to quickly take charge of, the said vehicles (5) providing, for the users, a complement to the public transportation system (R,M) permitting a user at any time to take charge of a vehicle (51) at the exit of a station stop of the public transportation system, to carry out an individual journey and to return the vehicle to the reception space (12) of a parking structure (T) located in immediate proximity to his/her destination or that of a transfer station (C) to then be able to continue his/her journey by public transport.
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8. ) A global transportation system for people in an urban district comprising:
- at least one network of public transit lines (R,M) with station stops (5) and transfer stations (C) at the crossing of lines;
a collection of autonomous vehicles (5) equipped with a locking system and a start-up system activated by the same means of command, the said vehicles (5,51) being made available to a population of users each having their own personalized transportation title (8) serving as a means of command; a plurality of automated garages (T) located in proximity to certain station stops of the network, each garage being of a type that permits vertical displacement of vehicles allowing for the storage of at least ten vehicles (5) on a reduced ground surface and comprising, at the level of a handling platform (4), at least one empty space (12) for the rapid reception of a vehicle after use and a space (13) containing an available vehicle (51) ready for a user to take charge of; each user needing to travel to a point in the district being able to undertake one part of the journey by public transport and another part by individual vehicle requiring minimal displacement by foot and minimal waiting time for the taking charge of and return of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- at least one network of public transit lines (R,M) with station stops (5) and transfer stations (C) at the crossing of lines;
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