In effort to reduce congestion on the city’s streets, Boston officials are said to be considering the adoption of an above-ground rapid transit system, according to a recent report by the Boston Globe.
Operating on a monorail system that would be erected above and along current traffic corridors, the JPod system would consist of carrier cars, or pods, that would run regardless of the traffic situation or weather conditions.
JPod’s founder, Bill James says the network would be powered by solar energy,
Xerox is here at the ITS World Congress to highlight, among other things, the solution to two entwined challenges that today’s transportation operators face: attracting more passengers and making secure ticketless payment is a reality. Xerox Seamless is a new, disruptive model for public transport mobile payments and the company has announced that the city of Valence, in south- eastern France, is now piloting the solution.
