Everything about Aramis Personal Rapid Transit totally explained
The
Aramis personal rapid transit project in
Paris, by aerospace giant
Matra, started in
1967, spent about 500 million francs, and was cancelled when it failed its qualification trials in November
1987.
The designers tried to make Aramis work like a "virtual train," and incorrect control software caused cars to bump very hard.
The failing system had custom-designed motors, sensors, controls, digital electronics, software and a major installation (the "CET") in southern Paris. The technology demonstration in 1970 worked.
Point-to-point travel for passengers, an essential PRT feature, was removed from the specifications around 1973 because of the extra cost of the
turnouts.
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