Automated Transport Systems Bury Freight Traffic Underground

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Transportation involves the movement of goods and commodities from one place to another via different transportation means such as land, water and air. This is made possible through the use of various modes of transportation which are vehicles, trains, airplanes and ships. The need for man to have goods and services delivered on time cannot be over emphasized, this is the reason why man has over time developed various innovative ways of transporting both goods and himself.

We have seen cars run on roads, trains on tracks, airplanes fly in the air and ships move on water. These modes and means of transportation are being used to transport both man and goods. Big trucks and vans have become the order of the day in our cities due to the demand for goods for consumption sake. The logistics involved in the transportation of goods finds expression in the use of freight networks for good transportation. This has resulted in the increase of cars on our highways and subsequent increase in traffic. Noise and air pollution adds up to the already existing sources of pollution in the city.

But what if freight network is buried underground just the same way we bury our sewage systems?
According to Low-Tech Magazine (2003), “Some Western European countries are getting serious about transporting consumer goods through automated subterranean networks – introducing a fifth transport mode next to road, rail, air and water. This rare combination of low-tech sense and high-tech knowledge could lead to a further economic growth without destroying the environment and the quality of life. Super fast underground cargo transport is a favourite subject of futurologists. Yet, the key to the feasibility of the proposed systems is their very low but constant speed.”
CargoCap has taken the bull by the horn to develop the Automated Transport System, this consists of the transportation of goods in a tube-like manner, underground. This will reduce the congestion experienced in the cities and it is an eco-friendly system of transportation. “Large diameter” tubes, those one foot in diameter or larger, have been conceived for moving freight and packaged goods. CargoCap of Germany, for example, has developed aerodynamic “Caps” carrying two euro-pallets each and traveling on electric-powered wheels. Lateral guide rollers keep the Caps on the track. Caps consume low amounts of energy, can be constructed at low cost, have long lifetimes and need minimal maintenance.

Below is a video showing the innovative transport system



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