CarTube - Revision history

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

		+	* Car club.
	* Hyperloop One.		* Hyperloop One.
	* Road construction.		* Road construction.
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		+	For more information, see Tired of the commute? It might be time to take cars underground.

	Images and content courtesy of PLP Architecture.		Images and content courtesy of PLP Architecture.
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	* Smart motorway.		* Smart motorway.
	* Sustainable transport.		* Sustainable transport.
		+	* Tired of the commute? It might be time to take cars underground.
	* Transit Elevated Bus (TEB).		* Transit Elevated Bus (TEB).
	* Transport assessment.		* Transport assessment.

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	Far greater capacity could be provided, in comparison with conventional public transport, by allowing cars to travel in a continuous flow at a steady speed without slowing down.		Far greater capacity could be provided, in comparison with conventional public transport, by allowing cars to travel in a continuous flow at a steady speed without slowing down.

−	CarTube also permits direct travel without interchanging replacing the stop-start model of current transportation with a fluid, integrated network.	+	CarTube also permits direct travel without interchanging, replacing the stop-start model of current transportation with a fluid, integrated network.

	[[File:Cartube3.jpg\|link=File:Cartube3.jpg]]		[[File:Cartube3.jpg\|link=File:Cartube3.jpg]]
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	According to PLP’s research, CarTube will typically double transport capacity for the same investment as conventional mass transport and reduce travel time by 75%.		According to PLP’s research, CarTube will typically double transport capacity for the same investment as conventional mass transport and reduce travel time by 75%.

−	Users will be able to book a CarTube trip through smartphones using either their own cars or ~~available~~ public cars. The CarTube app will calculate a fare and an estimated arrival time based on an optimal route through the network. The whole journey will be point-to-point, without any transfers or stops.	+	Users will be able to book a CarTube trip through their smartphones using either their own cars or public cars. The CarTube app will calculate a fare and an estimated arrival time based on an optimal route through the network. The whole journey will be point-to-point, without any transfers or stops.

	[[File:Cartube2.jpg\|link=File:Cartube2.jpg]]		[[File:Cartube2.jpg\|link=File:Cartube2.jpg]]
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	[Image © PLP Architecture]		[Image © PLP Architecture]

−	Lars Hesselgren, Director of Research at PLP, ~~stated~~:	+	Lars Hesselgren, Director of Research at PLP, said:

	“CarTube is a direct response to mass transit and traffic congestion in the world’s largest cities. Moving high-speed car traffic below ground will revolutionise our concept of the city, allowing our urban spaces to be designed not for cars, but for people. CarTube has the potential to be the next best thing to teleportation and will revolutionise exiting cities and allow for unprecedented urban forms.”		“CarTube is a direct response to mass transit and traffic congestion in the world’s largest cities. Moving high-speed car traffic below ground will revolutionise our concept of the city, allowing our urban spaces to be designed not for cars, but for people. CarTube has the potential to be the next best thing to teleportation and will revolutionise exiting cities and allow for unprecedented urban forms.”

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−	In December 2016, London-based practice PLP Architecture unveiled their concept design for CarTube. ~~They have promoted the~~ concept as a ‘pioneering mobility solution’ which combines two existing modes of transport, automated electric cars and mass transit, into a single, seamless underground road system.	+	In December 2016, London-based practice PLP Architecture unveiled their concept design for CarTube.
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		+	The concept has been promoted as a ‘pioneering mobility solution’ which combines two existing modes of transport, automated electric cars and mass transit, into a single, seamless underground road system.

	[[File:Cartube1.jpg\|link=File:Cartube1.jpg]]		[[File:Cartube1.jpg\|link=File:Cartube1.jpg]]
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−	CarTube uses a network of small bore tunnels to integrate existing motorways. A dynamic platoon system controls automated cars which circulate above and below ground, allowing them to move within milliseconds of one another. Far greater capacity could be provided, in comparison with conventional public transport, by allowing cars to travel in a continuous flow at a steady speed without slowing down.	+	CarTube uses a network of small bore tunnels to integrate existing motorways. A dynamic platoon system controls automated cars which circulate above and below ground, allowing them to move within milliseconds of one another.
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		+	Far greater capacity could be provided, in comparison with conventional public transport, by allowing cars to travel in a continuous flow at a steady speed without slowing down.

	CarTube also permits direct travel without interchanging replacing the stop-start model of current transportation with a fluid, integrated network.		CarTube also permits direct travel without interchanging replacing the stop-start model of current transportation with a fluid, integrated network.

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	[Image © Wire Collective Ltd]		[Image © Wire Collective Ltd]

−	In December 2016, London-based practice PLP Architecture ~~has~~ unveiled their concept design for CarTube. They have promoted the concept as a ‘pioneering mobility solution’ which combines two existing modes of transport, automated electric cars and mass transit, into a single, seamless underground road system.	+	In December 2016, London-based practice PLP Architecture unveiled their concept design for CarTube. They have promoted the concept as a ‘pioneering mobility solution’ which combines two existing modes of transport, automated electric cars and mass transit, into a single, seamless underground road system.

−	[[File:Cartube1.jpg]]	+	[[File:Cartube1.jpg\|link=File:Cartube1.jpg]]

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	CarTube also permits direct travel without interchanging replacing the stop-start model of current transportation with a fluid, integrated network.		CarTube also permits direct travel without interchanging replacing the stop-start model of current transportation with a fluid, integrated network.

−	[[File:Cartube3.jpg]]	+	[[File:Cartube3.jpg\|link=File:Cartube3.jpg]]

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	Users will be able to book a CarTube trip through smartphones using either their own cars or available public cars. The CarTube app will calculate a fare and an estimated arrival time based on an optimal route through the network. The whole journey will be point-to-point, without any transfers or stops.		Users will be able to book a CarTube trip through smartphones using either their own cars or available public cars. The CarTube app will calculate a fare and an estimated arrival time based on an optimal route through the network. The whole journey will be point-to-point, without any transfers or stops.

−	[[File:Cartube2.jpg]]	+	[[File:Cartube2.jpg\|link=File:Cartube2.jpg]]

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	“CarTube is a direct response to mass transit and traffic congestion in the world’s largest cities. Moving high-speed car traffic below ground will revolutionise our concept of the city, allowing our urban spaces to be designed not for cars, but for people. CarTube has the potential to be the next best thing to teleportation and will revolutionise exiting cities and allow for unprecedented urban forms.”		“CarTube is a direct response to mass transit and traffic congestion in the world’s largest cities. Moving high-speed car traffic below ground will revolutionise our concept of the city, allowing our urban spaces to be designed not for cars, but for people. CarTube has the potential to be the next best thing to teleportation and will revolutionise exiting cities and allow for unprecedented urban forms.”

−	[[File:Cartube4.jpg]]	+	[[File:Cartube4.jpg\|link=File:Cartube4.jpg]]

	[Image © Wire Collective Ltd]		[Image © Wire Collective Ltd]

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In December 2016, London-based practice PLP Architecture has unveiled their concept design for CarTube. They have promoted the concept as a ‘pioneering mobility solution’ which combines two existing modes of transport, automated electric cars and mass transit, into a single, seamless underground road system.

[[File:Cartube1.jpg]]

[Image © PLP Architecture]

CarTube uses a network of small bore tunnels to integrate existing motorways. A dynamic platoon system controls automated cars which circulate above and below ground, allowing them to move within milliseconds of one another. Far greater capacity could be provided, in comparison with conventional public transport, by allowing cars to travel in a continuous flow at a steady speed without slowing down.

CarTube also permits direct travel without interchanging replacing the stop-start model of current transportation with a fluid, integrated network.

[[File:Cartube3.jpg]]

[Image © PLP Architecture]

According to PLP’s research, CarTube will typically double transport capacity for the same investment as conventional mass transport and reduce travel time by 75%.

Users will be able to book a CarTube trip through smartphones using either their own cars or available public cars. The CarTube app will calculate a fare and an estimated arrival time based on an optimal route through the network. The whole journey will be point-to-point, without any transfers or stops.

[[File:Cartube2.jpg]]

[Image © PLP Architecture]

Lars Hesselgren, Director of Research at PLP, stated:

“CarTube is a direct response to mass transit and traffic congestion in the world’s largest cities. Moving high-speed car traffic below ground will revolutionise our concept of the city, allowing our urban spaces to be designed not for cars, but for people. CarTube has the potential to be the next best thing to teleportation and will revolutionise exiting cities and allow for unprecedented urban forms.”

[[File:Cartube4.jpg]]

[Image © Wire Collective Ltd]

Images and content courtesy of PLP Architecture.

= Find out more =

=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* Hyperloop One.
* Road construction.
* Road traffic management.
* Smart motorway.
* Sustainable transport.
* Transit Elevated Bus (TEB).
* Transport assessment.
* Types of road and street.

[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]]