Transportation Tomorrow
23 April 2010
During the recent World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi Sam Lissner and Peter Rose extensively documented the PRT effort being installed at Masdar City as part of their project Mobility Tomorrow (masters thesis for the NYU Center for Global Affairs). The PRT is one of the videos that has to provoke people to contribute to a discussion on sustainable transportation systems.Link: http://transporttomorrow.com/videos.php?vid_id=10
Coolest Green Innovation
21 February 2010
After the recent World Future Energy Summit 2getthere's CyberCab PRT system has been named the coolest green innovation: http://www.kippreport.com/2010/01/the-10-coolest-green-innovations/During the WFES one of the 1st series vehicles was on display at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, while a 2nd vehicle was used in demonstrations on site.
Demonstrations on site
21 January 2010
During this week's World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi demonstrations of the Personal Rapid Transit sytem will be provided on site.Visitors will be able to watch the first vehicle operational at the station at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology as part of a trip over the whole site of Masdar. The PRT system is only one of the impressive aspects of this tour.
Citymobil Formello
20 February 2010
2getthere will be attending the Citynetmobil reference group meeting in Formello early March. 2getthere will be participating sharing experiences in the realization of PRT and GRT systems worldwide. These experiences will contribute to a broader understanding of technological possibilities to solve transportation issues faced by cities.2getthere at the Podcar Conference Ithaca
1 September 2008
2getthere will present at the Podcar Conference in Ithaca (NY) on September 15. The topic will be the experiences in the past with the people mover applications at the Rivium business park and Schiphol Airport.
2getthere to speak at PTE
17 January 2008
On April 17th 2getthere will speak about PRT and GRT as enablers of airport expansion during the Passenger Terminal Expo being held in Amsterdam.Personal and group rapid transit systems are innovative solutions that provide distinct advantages over traditional systems. Despite the restrictions in space (existing infrastructure) and land use (pollution and noise regulations) that airports face, PRT and GRT systems can help accommodate specific airport issues, such as rising passenger numbers, the strict safety and security requirements and reducing aircraft handling time. Accessibility is becoming a competitive factor in persuading air
travellers to select a certain airport, and airport planners no longer question the necessity and proven benefits of people movers, but have a need for affordable alternatives to heavy, traditional (rail-guided) systems.
The Passenger Terminal Expo is the biggest international airport terminal conference and exhibition in Europe. It features more speakers and more exhibitors than ever before and will bring 2getthere senior airport and airline executives, CEOs, architects, engineers, key decision makers, suppliers and buyers from all over the world.
Change of address
26 September 2007
On September 26 2getthere will move to its' new offices in Utrecht. 2getthere will share its' office with Advanced Cargo Transhipment (ACT).New address:
Proostwetering 26
3543 AE UTRECHT
the Netherlands
T: +31 (0)30 2387203
F: +31 (0)20 2415931
I: www.2getthere.eu
Old address:
Krommewetering 21
3543 AP UTRECHT
the Netherlands
T: +31 (0)30 2440550
F: +31 (0)30 2440700
I: www.2getthere.nl
How to move tomorrow?
3 September 2007
The city of Sophia-Antipolis is organizing the forum 'Comment se déplacer demain?' (How to move tomorrow?) from 16-22 September. The event is organized as part of the European week on mobility. The main themes of the forum will be mobility, innovation and the environment. The event is targeted at the citizens of the region, to inform them (and get information from them) about urban travel in the (near) future.2getthere performed a (very) succesful demonstration in Antibes (part of the city of Sophia-Antipolis) several years ago as part of the CyberMove research program. The demonstration is well-remembered and 2getthere will attend the forum to discuss with local parties the potential for such a system along the harbor and at other locations in Antibes.
Podcar Conference
28 August 2007
2getthere will be present at the podcar conference in Uppsala, Sweden. On October 2nd the presentation will detail 'The experiences of early adopters: Rivium and Schiphol'; providing cities and planners insight on the issues that rose during the installation of these first electronically guided systems.The 'Podcar City' conference (October 1-2) is organized by the Institute for Sustainable Transportation in co-operation with the Citymobil EU research-program and the Advanced Transit Association. The event is 'an initiative to summon major parties, impacted by today’s transportation issues at all levels. The aim is to have an open and creative debate on what Podcar (PRT=Personal Rapid Transport) is, what vendors claim to be possible, what the communities are looking for and what critics and supporters argue about. The main theme is how Podcars can contribute to sustainable cities and regions'.
The conference would clearly benefit from many visitors with different backgrounds (e.g. politicians, planners, developers and investors), entering into useful discussions about the advantages AND drawbacks of PRT. PRT is not the solution to every transit problem, but (in the right configuration) can be a good solution for specific applications!
2getthere an independent company
20 August 2007
2getthere has become an independent company after a recent restructering process of Frog Navigation Systems. After operating for several years as a subsidiary, 2getthere will now independently continue the development and marketing of the Automated People Mover concepts CyberCab (PRT) and ParkShuttle (GRT). The company’s management team consists of CEO Carel van Helsdingen and VP of Marketing and Sales Robbert Lohmann.2getthere holds an exclusive license from Frog Technology B.V. to apply the patented FROG navigation technology, both software and hardware, for Automated People Mover applications, ranging from PRT to GRT applications.
2getthere will share its office with Advanced Cargo Transhipment (ACT), also recently established as a spin-out company. ACT focuses on automated container terminals, using Automated Guided Vehicles, Straddle Carriers, Stacker Cranes and other automatic equipment.
Annoucement Podcar Conference
18 June 2007
On October 1-2 the 'Podcar City' conference will be held in Uppsala, Sweden. The event is organized by the Institute for Sustainable Transportation in co-operation with the Citymobil EU research-program and the Advanced Transit Association.The event is 'an initiative to summon major parties, impacted by today’s transportation issues at all levels. The aim is to have an open and creative debate on what Podcar (PRT=Personal Rapid Transport) is, what vendors claim to be possible, what the communities are looking for and what critics and supporters argue about. The main theme is how Podcars can contribute to sustainable cities and regions'.
The conference would clearly benefit from many visitors with different backgrounds (e.g. politicians, planners, developers and investors), entering into useful discussions about the advantages AND drawbacks of PRT. PRT is not the solution to every transit problem, but (in the right configuration) can be a good solution for specific applications!
2getthere.eu Website Launched
1 March 2007
As of today the new website 2getthere.eu is on-line. 2getthere.eu contains detailed information with regard to the CyberCab (PRT) and ParkShuttle (GRT) concepts developed and marketed by 2getthere. Furthermore the website contains information on the BRT concept Phileas.
For each of the concepts information is available on the projects realized, the (network) controls, vehicles and infrastructural requirements. If more detailed information is required this can be obtained through the information request page ('i' thumbnail on the top left of the page).
The website is realized in co-operation with DataCT (builders) and Justar (design). Technically the website facilitates easy changes of pages, pictures, text and other information. Its optimized for search engines to contribute to a high ranking in the world's major search engines.
We trust you will enjoy our new site and welcome any comments you might have.
APM 07 Vienna
12 February 2007
At the APM07 (Automated People Mover) conference in Vienna (23-25 April), 2getthere will be presenting two papers. The papers are titled:
- PRT: a technology-push innovation
- ParkShuttle and Phileas: innovations in automated transportation
The APM conference is organized every two years by ASCE. Partner in the organization of the 2007 conference is Arch+Ing Akademie.
TRB Annual Meeting Presentation
4 January 2007
During the 2007 annual meeting of the Transportation Reserach Board, 2getthere presented in the session on PRT safety (Tuesday, January 23rd).
2getthere is currently involved in the EU-reserach program CityMobil and the Dutch research program Transumo. Both programs concentrate on the development of technologies to allow automated systems to be able to share the roadways with other traffic. In the initial stages mixed traffic will only be possible in restricted environments, but long-term the objective is to mix with slow traffic (bikes and pedestrians) or on dedicated bus lanes.
The presentation of 2getthere focused on the research done with the city of Almere within the Transumo program.
Advanced Transit Association Presentation
2 January 2007
The 2007 ATRA technical meeting in Washington D.C. was organized on Saturday January 20th, preceeding the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual meeting.
The meeting featured various speakers on the latest developments of Advanced Transit concepts, including a presentation by 2getthere on the development history of its' Automated People Mover concepts and its' vision for the future.
Passenger Terminal Expo USA
20 November 2006
At the Passenger Terminal Exhibition in Ft. Lauderdale (Florida, USA) 2getthere contributed to a session on Personal Rapid Transit at airports.
The session on Friday December 8th, initiated by British Airport Authorities, featured 8 speakers well known within the PRT industry. Topics included the applicability of Personal Rapid Transit at airports, updates on currently developed concepts and airfront developments.
The next Passenger Terminal Exhibition will be hosted in Europe in March. At this time no contributions with regard to People Movers are foreseen. Please visit the website for more information on the exhibition.