The MaglevTube Puckpodcar for mass urban transportation

ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the concept and benefits of the MaglevTube Puckpodcar rapid personal transportation system (the MLT system), for which provisional patents were filed early in 2011. The track for the MLT system runs down a tube to protect it from atmospheric conditions such as rain and snow, while wind is generated down the tubes to limit wind resistance. The Puckpodcar uses only rare earth permanent magnets, making it very cost effective to construct and operate, and up to 8 maglev tracks run down the tubes to ensure utmost safety and performance. The MLT solution was designed to provide highly reliable, low cost, high speed mass transportation at a low cost in urban areas and between cities