Residents and visitors to Israel will soon be able to take the comfort of a hovering sky car. A 1,640ft (500 metre) monorail is being built on the campus of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) next year. If it is successful, a larger skyTran system could be rolled out across Tel Aviv, Israel.
The new system will see two-person pods suspended from magnetic tracks so they appear to hover.
The network of computer-controlled ‘jet-like’ vehicles will use Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) technology to provide what the firm says is fast, safe, free and economical travel.
The computer-controlled pods will travel at up to 43 mph (70 km/h).
If the technology is rolled out commercially, the pods could travel at up to 150 mph (240 km/h).
It is estimated that tickets could cost around $5 (£2.90) per rider.
Instead of an engine, the pods will use a magnetic field created by electrified coils in the track to allow them to hover and propel them along. Do you want to ride in a hover car?
O M G hover cars? that is so cool. They were working on it a few years ago but they said that it probably wouldn't happen. I guess that they did it! That is really cool. I forgot where but people are working on making these flying cars. What do you think that people will invent next?
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