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The TEV (Tracked Electric Vehicle) Project is an open source initiative proposing new, technologically advanced highways and motorways capable of handling the transportation of people and light freight more efficiently. TEV's design is a compact, electrified infrastructure that would continually power conventional, rubber tire electric vehicles such as cars, taxis, vans and minibuses and allow them to operate under software control. == Concept == The concept combines the latest in enabling technologies such as driverless vehicles, continuous charging and Smart city data modelling to propose an evolution of current highway/motorway infrastructure. On the electrified track network (the term "track" referring to restrictive, single lanes of traffic and not rails or railway tracks), EVs would be 'autonomous' or computer-driven. This allows for vehicles to be grouped closely together, described by some as ‘convoying’ or ‘platoons’. Computer operation would allow vehicles to travel safely at high speeds, with the project recommending long-distance cruising speeds circa 120 mph. These factors give TEV an extremely high passenger carrying capacity which, in theory, outperforms existing transportation models, including traditional roads, high-speed trains and various forms of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT). TEV is a dual mode design. “Dual mode” vehicles would be capable of operating on the track as well as being driven manually on normal roads, accessing tracks via entry/exit points. Only compatible, safety-checked cars would be admitted at track entry points. “Single mode” vehicles would stay on the track at all times. Single mode vehicles would provide on-demand public transport and car sharing with stations or stops along the track network. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TEV Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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