EcoPRT

EcoPRT EcoPRT represents a new and revolutionary way to think about transportation in urban and suburban en

EcoPRT represents a new and revolutionary way to think about transportation in urban and suburban environments. The Big Idea behind EcoPRT is to take the PRT concept two steps further:

1. First, the EcoPrt ethos is to shrink and lighten both vehicles and guideway as much as possible, both to save space and to eliminate unneeded costs.

2. These reductions yield 2-person EcoPRT vehicles that weigh

less than 1,000 pounds and cost approximately $10,000 each, along with guideway that costs approximately $1 million per mile installed.

Proud to be bringing autonomous transport to NC State University!
02/21/2018

Proud to be bringing autonomous transport to NC State University!

As soon as next spring, students at North Carolina State University could be traveling between buildings in automated vehicular pods, equipped with touchscreens and air conditioning.

"Imagine a colorful car whizzing over a custom track in the Research Triangle Park skyline. The futuristic cab would con...
04/15/2017

"Imagine a colorful car whizzing over a custom track in the Research Triangle Park skyline. The futuristic cab would consume less power than a Tesla – and further the brand the Triangle as a place where innovation happens, proponents predict."

Imagine a colorful car whizzing over a custom track in the Research Triangle Park skyline. The futuristic cab would consume less power than a Tesla – and further brand the Triangle as a place where innovation happens, proponents predict.

Thanks to The Research Triangle Park and NCDOT for accelerating our work with ecoPRT.
08/26/2016

Thanks to The Research Triangle Park and NCDOT for accelerating our work with ecoPRT.

Visions of a futuristic transportation system where cars whiz through the Triangle skyline might not be so sci-fi anymore, thanks to two new funding avenues.

“We are building the second-generation prototype as we speak.”
05/26/2016

“We are building the second-generation prototype as we speak.”

A pair of N.C. State University innovators say they’ve made a design breakthrough that could have the system hitting Centennial Campus in 2017.

Proud to be a part of this proposal
02/16/2016

Proud to be a part of this proposal

N.C. State University students could hop in automated pods – think “Jetsons”-like, futuristic-looking golf carts – that would take them between Central and Centennial Campus.

10/13/2015

Thanks for sharing our story, WRAL TV!

A research team NC State is busy working on a futuristic way to move thousands of people across campus in just minutes.

Thanks WNCN for telling our story!
09/21/2015

Thanks WNCN for telling our story!

Two North Carolina State University researchers believe they have found the answer to the age-old question of how to get across campus faster.

Thanks to the NC State University students who took our vehicles for a spin at Entrepolooza!
09/15/2015

Thanks to the NC State University students who took our vehicles for a spin at Entrepolooza!

More than 500 people attended Entrepalooza last week, an event that welcomed all types of business ventures where 15 students pitched ideas that were in many stages of development, starting with a concept all the way to a working prototype. Representing many colleges across campus, participants show…

For those who missed it, we were featured on ABC11 WTVD last week. Thanks again, Anna Laurel WTVD!
08/17/2015

For those who missed it, we were featured on ABC11 WTVD last week. Thanks again, Anna Laurel WTVD!

North Carolina State University engineers created a rapid personal transit car that could one day take you from Cameron Village to North Hills

Thanks to UNC-TV for featuring our work!
08/10/2015

Thanks to UNC-TV for featuring our work!

A new monorail system is being designed by NC State engineering students.

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