Group Rapid Transit

Group Rapid Transit (GRT) is a new form of collective Public Transport using small automated electric ‘Cyberbuses’ to provide demand responsive feeder and shuttle services connecting eg a parking lot with a major transport terminal and/or with other facilities such as a university, hospital, hotels, shopping or exhibition centre. The system is rather like a lift or elevator, in that the passenger presses a button at the stop to both call the vehicle and select the destination at the same time. The ‘Cyberbus’ will then arrive and go directly to that destination unless called by other users to pick-up or set-down along the way. The vehicles are supervised by a central control system but use obstacle avoidance technology so they are capable of mixing with other traffic (cyclists, pedestrians, and possibly other vehicles) at low speeds.

Inspiring examples of GRT are: 

	Morgantown, US
	Rivium, The Netherlands,
	Rome demonstration in CityMobil, Italy

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