Company Information
ULTra PRT (originally Advanced Transport Systems Ltd) began developing the system in 1995, in association with the University of Bristol. The ULTra system emerged from systematic engineering analysis as the optimum solution to urban transport problems. By 2001, the company had established a 1km test track in Cardiff, where it has conducted trial runs of several generations of PRT vehicles. In 2005, ULTra PRT was chosen to build a system at London's Heathrow Airport, which will open for service in summer 2011.
ULTra Newsletter
- Aug 2011 News: LHR, India, 4 systems, Raleigh, guidewayHeathrow “awesome sci-fi,” Amritsar, Raleigh North Hills, precast concrete guideway, conferences, peer-reviewed papers
- May 2011 News: LHR, HSR, India, Apple, toolsHeathrow passenger trials, high speed rail, momentum in India, City of Apple, videos, simulation tool
- Jan 2011 News: LHR Service, IndiaHeathrow revenue service trials, ULTra sweeps into India, robust in snow, San Jose, Raleigh
- Oct 2010 Newsletter: Heathrow AdvancesHeathrow advances, India, Conferences, LAX, Calgary
- June 2010 Newsletter: Corporate name, India, conferencesULTra name change, capacity record, Mountain View, Gurgaon, Tysons Corner, Portland, conferences, awards
News from ULTra PRT
- May 2011 News: LHR, HSR, India, Apple, toolsHeathrow passenger trials, high speed rail, momentum in India, City of Apple, videos, simulation tool
- ULTra Simulation Tool now available for free downloadDesign ULTra networks with this free program
- Heathrow Pod Passenger Trials BeginT5 Business Car Park passengers join in confidence trials of the Heathrow pod.
Media coverage
- Urban Mobility 2011 - new PRT videoSee the ULTra system featured in a new video for the Urban Mobility segment of Current TV.
- Press Release: Heathrow pods transport passengers to the futureHeathrow Airport has today unveiled the Heathrow pod, the airport’s most innovative transport system and the first new example of transit technology in 100 years.
- Aug 2011 News: LHR, India, 4 systems, Raleigh, guidewayHeathrow “awesome sci-fi,” Amritsar, Raleigh North Hills, precast concrete guideway, conferences, peer-reviewed papers
- Travel Light: Personal Rapid TransitGlossy Midtown Magazine explains Raleigh North Hills PRT in depth
- Midtown Raleigh may get personal with transitNews 14 TV coverage