Futuristic skytrain track to be built near Tel Aviv

[Sally]

If this development comes to fruition, it will not only benefit the civilians living in Tel Aviv, but also all the visitors from around the world. I hope if this is developed, Los Angeles will give an order for this to be able to whisk all the visitors around downtown L.A. so that they can easily visit such spots as Olvera Street, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, La Brea Tar Pits, etc.

Futuristic skytrain track to be built near Tel Aviv

Sleek two-person pods will whisk travelers around experimental track at Israel Aircraft Industries campus

BY STUART WINER June 24, 2014

The Israel Aerospace Industries campus near Tel Aviv will soon host an experimental new method of urban travel, developed by a company that wants to change how people get around large cities.

The skyTran system uses high speed two-person ‘pods’ that levitate on a magnetic field to keep them floating above a track.

On Tuesday, IAI’s Lahav Division director Yosef Melamed and skyTran CEO Jerry Sanders signed an agreement to enter into the joint project.

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Futuristic skytrain track to be built near Tel Aviv | The Times of Israel

 

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Isn't science wonderful?

 

[Sally]

Isn't science wonderful?

It surely is, Aris. Think of all the stuff we never had as kids which are around now. We certainly didn't have the Internet like we are enjoying now and would have never become acquainted with such a knowledgeable person such as you. Not only knowledgeable, but a very nice individual who has kept her spirits up even though you have gone through so much.