News from ULTra PRT
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June 2010 Newsletter: Corporate name, India, conferences (June 2010)ULTra name change, capacity record, Mountain View, Gurgaon, Tysons Corner, Portland, conferences, awards
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Transforming Tysons Corner with PRT (Virginia, US) (May 2010)PRT for a job-rich "edge city" with four new metro stations planned
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PRT for Portland New Urbanist AmberGlen Plan (Oregon, US) (May 2010)
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More awards for ULTra: Viva Shield (March 2010)ULTra PRT wins the prestigious Viva Shield for transit technology advancement.
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PRT passenger capacity world record (March 2010)ULTra PRT demonstrates 48 passengers departing in 5 minutes, for a world-record hourly PRT outbound station capacity of 576 passengers per hour.
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First US City Council Resolution - Mountain View, CA (February 2010)City Council of Mountain View, CA. PRT Resolution passed Feb 23, 2010
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Bath Design Competition Results (February 2010)The final results of the Bath Design Competition can now be seen online.
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Multi-Vehicle Testing at Heathrow (December 2009)A new video shows the testing of multiple vehicles at Heathrow.
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ULTra Design Exhibition in Bath (October 2009)As part of the CIVITAS Renaissance Project, ATS is planning a public exhibition of ULTra design concepts for the city of Bath.
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ULTra Study in Bath (August 2009)ATS has been commissioned by the European Union's CIVITAS Renaissance programme to study the potential for using the ULTra Personal Rapid Transit system to improve transportation in historic urban environments.
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Successful Exhibit at the Science Museum (August 2009)From August 11th through August 13th, two ULTra vehicles were exhibited at London's Science Museum, allowing thousands of people to get hands-on experience with the world's newest transport system.
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Heathrow Topping Out Ceremony (July 2009)Heathrow's Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system has reached a significant milestone after moving into operational testing on July 7, 2009.
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"The Transportation System of the Future has arrived at Heathrow Airport" (April 2009)On 21 - 23 April, delegates from 16 countries converged at Heathrow Airport, to learn about Personal Rapid Transit, and get an advanced preview of the ULTra system in action.
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Progress at Heathrow (February 2009)Rapid progress continues at Heathrow's pilot ULTra Personal Rapid Transit system.
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First Flight at Heathrow (October 2008)On September 21st, 2008, the production ULTra vehicle took its first trip on the full guideway at Heathrow.
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Minister for Science and Innovation visits ULTra (September 2008)Ian Pearson the Minister for Science and Innovation spent 30 minutes with ULTra during his recent visit to Bristol.
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First production vehicle delivered to Cardiff trials site (August 2007)The first full production vehicle, manufactured by ARRK in Basildon Essex, has been delivered to the Cardiff trials site
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Steve Raney joins ATS Inc. as Principal Consultant (June 2007)Steve Raney will take the lead in developing opportunities for the ULTra system in the USA.
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Construction Underway at Terminal 5 (June 2007)Construction of the T5 end of the track started in January 2007 and there are now 22 foundations completed for the overhead section near T5.
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Multi Vehicle Operations Demonstrated (October 2006)Two major demonstrations have been made at the Cardiff trials site of key capabilities of the ULTra system
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ATS Seeks New CEO (September 2006)Applications for this post are now closed.
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ATS to be Partner in CityMobil Project (August 2006)ATS to be Partner in CityMobil ProjectATS has been selected as a partner in the recently launched EU research project CityMobi
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ATS Begins Heathrow Pilot (June 2006)ATS have started the work programme under contract to BAA which will lead to the Pilot operation at Heathrow.
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Production Vehicle Manufacturing Programme Launched (April 2006)ATS has launched the final "C" vehicle production programme.
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Successful AVP Test (March 2006)On March 29th the ATS team successfully demonstrated the operation of the Automatic Vehicle Protection (AVP) system for ULTra at the Cardiff Trials site.
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PRT endorsed by leading city planners in UK and US (February 2006)Two internationally-renowned urban planners have endorsed the concept of PRT.
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First BAA milestones met (December 2005)On December 5th ATS successfully demonstrated the first three milestones set by BAA as part of their programme.
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BAA Chooses ULTra (October 2005)Advanced Transport Systems Ltd (ATS) announced today that BAA had chosen their innovative ULTra Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system, to provide better access to its terminals at Heathrow.
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