Meet SkyTran, a proposed rapid transportation system that uses
computer-controlled vehicles that use magnets to “levitate” from
their rails. A passenger would enter a pod, type in where he or
she wants to go, and the computer system would do the navigating
(and driving). The pods would carry up to three people and
travel up to 150 mph. The system would be computerized to deploy
the pods to crowded areas, and smart enough to re-route to avoid
traffic jams. Discovery Channel reports: The pods are designed
to hang beneath an elevated guideway. They are propelled by the
interaction of electromagnetic fields. Unimodal expects the pods
to eventually be capable of traveling at speeds of up to 150
mph. The California based company that came up with the design,
Unimodal Systems, wants to make SkyTran a reality. According to
their Web site: The internet allows more throughput and better
connectivity than the circuit switching method of the classic
telephone network. SkyTran does the exact same thing for
transportation