Advanced Transport Systems Ltd.
ATS began developing the ULTra personal rapid transit system in 1995 in association with the University of Bristol. The PRT system emerged from systematic engineering analysis as the optimum solution to urban transport problems. By 2001, the company had established a 1km test track in Cardiff, where it has conducted trial runs of several generations of PRT vehicles. In 2005, ATS was chosen to build a PRT system at London's Heathrow Airport, which will open for service in 2010.
News from ATS
- Bath Design Competition Results The final results of the Bath Design Competition can now be seen online.
- Multi-Vehicle Testing at HeathrowA new video shows the testing of multiple vehicles at Heathrow.
- Heathrow Journey VideoA new video shows the round-trip journey between Terminal 5 and the T5 Business Car Park.
Media coverage
- Passenger pods without a driver are almost ready for take-off at HeathrowArticle in the Derby Telegraph
- Transport Maths: Modelling the future of public transportationATS research scientist Dr. John Hammersley is by Véronique Pagé of iSquared Magazine.
- San Jose's Personal Rapid TransitBy John Addison, Clean Fleet Report
- Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?Interview with Benjamin G. Edelman, Harvard Business School
- Meet the Mod PodsBy Aaron Seward, The Architect's Newspaper