Its developers said pods suspended on steel rails like the working testing line in Sharjah can move up to 50,000 passengers an hour.
Pods have already proved successful in wind-tunnel tests, with designers confident a longer track would further progress the technology.
Dr Anatoli Unitsky, the system’s general designer, speaks at the conference on Thursday.
Skypods, elevated electric vehicles, at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park.
A high-speed rail pod capable of travelling at 500kph has been unveiled at Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
Dr Anatoli Unitsky at the conference.
The system can be tailored to support both cargo and passenger logistics.
A working test-track to run skypods using the Unitsky String Technology was unveiled in January.
Its developers said pods suspended on steel rails like the working testing line in Sharjah can move up to 50,000 passengers an hour.
Pods have already proved successful in wind-tunnel tests, with designers confident a longer track would further progress the technology.
Dr Anatoli Unitsky, the system’s general designer, speaks at the conference on Thursday.
Skypods, elevated electric vehicles, at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park.
A high-speed rail pod capable of travelling at 500kph has been unveiled at Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
Dr Anatoli Unitsky at the conference.
The system can be tailored to support both cargo and passenger logistics.
A working test-track to run skypods using the Unitsky String Technology was unveiled in January.
Its developers said pods suspended on steel rails like the working testing line in Sharjah can move up to 50,000 passengers an hour.
