Ultra at Heathrow & beyond

BASE April 2013

Presentation by Adam Ruddle, Key Account Manager, Ultra Global PRT

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Heathrow pod

Heathrow pod is up, running, and since opening in May 2011 system of only 21 vehicles has carried 700,000 passengers with 99.7% system availability.Heathrow pod takes over 70,000 bus journeys off the road per year, saving over 200 tonnes of CO2 per year.Heathrow pod is currently completing over 5000 journeys per week

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• PRT takes up far less space than other forms of transit.

• PRT has the potential to carry as many people as a 50 seat bus every 75 seconds

• The lighter infrastructure means that PRT capital costs are much lower than for other systems.

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Personal Service, Low space, High capacity

£9-14M £4-8M £11-40M /km /km /km

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PRT to Support Transport Hubs• PRT network connects transport hubs to major locations in City centre• Transport hubs service

• Rail• Buses• Park and Ride• Rental Cars• Taxis

• A new opportunity for an integrated, intelligent transport system

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Key role: enhancing public transportIndependent studies by Arup and ITS Leeds show significant benefits to existing bus & rail services when they are supported by an on-demand PRT network.

•Cardiff (UK): A PRT system covering the last 2km to the Bay area would increase patronage by >100% on existing bus & rail services.

•Gateshead (UK): a 21km PRT network serving the inner city would increase the use of rail travel by 168% in the peak and 232% in the off-peak.

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