Collective transport method and system

Abstract

The subject of the invention is a method and a global system for transporting individuals involving the sharing of individual vehicles, in which a plurality of vehicles (5) are placed at the disposal of a collection of users for their journeys within a territory equipped with a plurality of garages (T) with automatic means for receiving and releasing a vehicle. According to the invention, if the territory is a built-up urban area equipped with a public transport network (R, M), the garages (T) are located a short distance, one that can be covered on foot in a few minutes, from at least some of the connecting stations (C) of the network and are of the type in which the vehicles are moved up and down vertically to allow at least ten or so vehicles (5) to be stored in a small area of land, the said individual vehicles (5) constituting, for the users, a supplement to the public transport network (R, M) allowing a user, at any time, to pick up a vehicle (51) at the exit of a public transport station, make an individual journey, and return the vehicle to the reception area (12) of a garage (T) located in the immediate vicinity of his destination or alternatively of a connecting station (C) where he can continue his journey by public transport.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a system and process for individual and collective transportation of the masses in predetermined areas, specifically urban areas, by deploying autonomous fleets for a given group of people to complement the public transportation network. Background technique [0002] Currently, pollution and congestion are increasing in dense urban areas due to the circulation of individual vehicles. Public transportation systems have been developed to address this problem. [0003] However, since bus lines using the normal street system have the right to occupy reserved bus lanes, these bus lines are blocked by individual vehicles at least at street intersections, keeping the average speed of these bus lines relatively low, so these bus lines The wire is still a source of contamination and moves slowly. [0004] Underground transportation systems, such as subways, are tiny sources of pollution, and they're fast. However, even though...

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This kind of venue obviously prohibits the use of private vehicles, and the use of the shuttle system can allow transfers between attractions, but each time requires a long wait

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