A fleet of small

automated vehicles,

each seating 2 people,

travels on overhead

guide ways linking

many small stations

scattered throughout

an urban area in

a 3D network.

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Mass Public Transit Systems are yet to graduate

to a level of sophistication which could be

demanded out of them. Off the shelf availability

of advanced technologies makes it prudent for

'developing economies' to look into solutions

which are effective, inexpensive, flexible and easy

on the taxpayers.

There are emerging & innovative technologies

powering this family of high speed urban

transport products. These systems profess an

inexpensive mass transit technology that

borrows the best features of the automobile (on-

demand, non-stop travel, from anywhere TO

anywhere), but glides above the road traffic. A

fleet of small automated vehicles, each seating

2/4/6 people, travels on overhead guideways

linking many small stations scattered throughout

an urban area in a 3D network. All points in a city

with such a PRT network would be close to an

offline PRT station.

By being fast and convenient, and requiring a

fraction of capital investment vis-a-vis current

systems, PRT is our best bet for reducing traffic

congestion entirely.

The guides of a PRT system are so light and

minimalist that they can be configured to reach

almost anywhere for easy accessibility. Instead of

stopping at every station as metro coaches do,

riders could be taken directly to their chosen

destination non-stop, cutting travel time

significantly. Since the system has its dedicated

guide way above the road and no conflicts within

the system, there is no congestion. The PRT

system is accessible to all user groups and highly

eco-friendly.

The system runs on ‘clean’ electrical energy and

has the least carbon footprint in enabling

personalised mobility.

lNo exclusive right-of-way required

lLowest Installation Cost per Km

lLowest Energy per Passenger-Km

lHighest Speed yet extremely Safe

lHighest Capacity per unit cost

lEasy and personalised usage

lNon Linear, 3D grid based

lFastest Installation

lDispersed Supply Characteristics

lMore affordable than a car

l Totally environmentally friendly

lEV technologies allows for silent travel

l Cruises origin to destination non-stop at 45 Kmph.

lElectronically controlled for safety, destination and speed.

lOn-demand availability, personalised service & air conditioned travel.

l With solar power provides energy efficiency better than an e-cycle

l Fast, economical guide way construction.

lGrade separation eliminates collisions.

Time has just about come for email type packet switched people movers transporting people ataround 50Km/Hr non-stop from point of origin to point of destinationusing ready and available globally sourced technologies.

Today we have the technologies waiting for an

opportunity, to demonstrate this new

dimension for a transport revolution. All

technology components having already proven

themselves, these revolutionary systems’

achievement lies in exploiting & exploring

alignment network logic, headway rationale,

computer control and offline station rationale.

Once demonstrated, we would have transit

systems, that have the potential to

• take away entire car commuter congestion

in our urban sprawls

• drastically reduce fossil fuel dependence

• release ROW space in favour of zero

carbon modes

• potentially construct transport

infrastructure for the entire city for the cost

of a single Metro alignment.

• make large & distant tracts of land and

housing more efficiently accessible

• make day to day cost of transport at least

a third of those using automobiles.

Illustrations of sample systems being promoted

across the world, have been sourced

from various sources and are

acknowledged to belong to the

respective owners.

On Demand . Non-Stop .Personalized . Driverless .Air Conditioned . Travel

The Challenge & Progress to DateThe key challenge is to build a PRT system using off the shelf technologies that can

be more efficient than even an e-cycle in moving a person a unit distance in air-

conditioned environment in a city non stop from origin to destination almost like

the automobile .

In pursuit of the challenge, Tranxit has already accomplished the following:

1. Designed the complete system to a pre-prototype Technology Readiness

Level 3 having invested approximately 300 man months of professional

resources.

2. Designed the Technology Demonstration programme and defined the

deliverables.

3. Applied for patent of the switching configuration - a key component of any

PRT system.

4. Acquired confirmed associations from reputed companies to build identified

components of the complete system :

• EV Company from Denmark ECOMOVE, Denmark

• Mechatronix Company REGENATO, Noida

• Solar Power Integrator Company GFS, Bangalore

• Automated Parking System Company PAARI, Pune

• Station Architecture ENIA ARCHITECTES, Gurugram

• Track Structure CT INFRA, Delhi

• System Architecture Panning WORXPACE, Delhi

• Traffic & Control System TRANXIT, Delhi

5. Acquired confirmed participation consent from several Government of India

academic / research / scientific Institutions of National Importance.

• Technical Review Consultants NIT Delhi, Narela

• Planning / Feasibility / Advocacy Transport Planning, SPA, Delhi

• Station Design Validations T&T, CRRI Delhi

• Technical Review Consultants FITT -IIT Delhi

• Certification & homologation Consultants ICAT, Manesar

• LifeCycle Analysis of Energy, Costs, Emission IUT, MoUD, Delhi

6. Acquired a grant of Institutional land to build the full scale technology

demonstration system at NIT Delhi, Narela

7. Received recognition and endorsement of unique effort by Niti Ayog -

Government of India’s top level think tank.

The Government of India is looking at PRT technology system even more

aggressively and there is enhanced recognition ofthe PRT system as a potential

people mover, relevant for Indian cities, amongst policy makers.

Tech Demonstration Deliverables and

Time FrameGoing forward Tranxit is seeking approximately INR 70 Crores / 10 M USD as Series

A funding, to help build the technology demonstration system and take the

conception to a commercialisation TRL 8 stage. While the Government shall never

fund the entire development, the role of private investors is important and essential.

The demonstration system will consist of a a test track loop with 3 or more

autonomous vehicles that will be tested for operations across all the physical

components of the track system including the station and parking. The

demonstration programme shall during the 36 month duration aim to test the

various components of the system during Phase 1 & 2, establish system technology

specifications and get third party system accreditation for safety during

Stage 3, 4 & 5.

The demonstration system shall establish the systems unique selling points:

1. In-vehicle transit time between origin to destination half that of alternatives.

2. Capital costs at least half of the nearest competitor for the same capacity

3. Operational costs equivalent to an e-cycle on a person Km basis

Role of Tranxit,

Business Development &

Commercial Projects

PRT systems are being requested globally for

different applications like airport shuttles, last

mile connections, in-campuses movements

and for line haul transport. Tranxit shall bid

for these projects and liase with city

authorities / property developers across the

world to sell AutoBots as a valuable product.

Revenue streams from smaller deployments

would include fare box & in-vehicle

infotainment while from city wide

deployments would also include palletised

goods carriage fees. Upon commercialisation, Tranxit aims to be a

technology provider cum project lead for any

commercial deployment, anywhere in the

world. Tranxit shall form consortiums with

local investors for managing operations.

Future Investment and

Exit Options

Series B funds of approximately INR 140

Crores / 20 M USD shall be required from

strategic investors at the time of deploying

the first commercial project. A typical 10 km

people mover project worth approximately

INR 800 Cr / 100 M USD needs a networth of

at least 26% of the project cost for Tranxit to

lead any consortium.

Scale up funds shall be raised through a

global IPO, until when further Series of

Funding may be required to cater for each

new commercial project. Investors would be

free to exit only at the time of IPO.

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Design Basis +System Design

Component Specifications +Prototype Development

ExtendedTechnologyDemonstration

Invested Needed for TRL 4 Needed for TRL 5, 6, 7 & 8

4 M USD

24 Cr INR

6 M USD

40 Cr INR~300 MMths

AdvocacyMarketingMediaPatentsSafetyAccreditation

Commercial Project

Strategic Partner Equity

~20 M USD~140 Cr INR

BiddingMarketing

Total networth of ~250 Cr required to attempt a project of 10 Km people mover.

30 months to reach TRL 8with an investment of 10 M USD to complete 5 Stages of Technology Demonstration System.

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The indoor demonstration

facility would be built in full scale

to include approximately 104

meters straight guideway with a

secondary guideway of

approximately 46 m. The

guideway will be built with a full

gauge rail spacing of 1.2 meters

to establish the core traction and

guidance technologies.

The test vehicles will consist of

2 full-scale robotic chassis

assemblies, with contraction

axles. Although each of this

vehicle will be a ‘sled’ with no

shell, the size of the vehicle and

robotic assemblies will be the

same size as those planned for a

2 passenger vehicle.

Maximum travel stroke will be

approximately 45 meters,

including travel into the inclined

section.

Fund Requirement for Technology Demonstration Programme

Phase 1& 2 Phase 3, 4 & 5This extended development plan is focused on constructing a full

test loop. The test loop will be designed to verify the performance

of the integrated propulsion and suspension systems and vehicle

design, and to allow extended testing to verify availability,

reliability, maintainability and safety of all subsystems including the

traffic & power control system at the stations and the track

segments.

The test loop includes a +900 m loop section for testing at speeds

up to 45 Km/hr consisting of turns with 10 m, 20 m, 30 m meter

radius to demonstrate maneuverability, a 300 meter radius vertical

turn and a 10% grade to demonstrate hill / station climbing ability,

a 60 meter super elevated turn to demonstrate banking, 2 offline

stations with 2 vertical switches to allow vehicle passing and station

ingress egress and several horizontal switches for direction change.

The control system will be able to handle multiple vehicles starting,

stopping and switching with short headway and will have the

capability to be upgraded as system complexity increases.

3 complete units of 2 passenger seat vehicles with full user comfort

and interior systems, will be constructed in order to demonstrate

the versatility, for a variety of conditions.

A 3D idle elevated parking system conjoined with the station shall

be demonstrated to serve a vehicle at a press of a button.

Pictures of Competitor’sTechnology Demonstration Systemsimilar to what will be delivered at the end of the demonstration programmeModutram

Test Track in Mexico Guadalajara Unit of the Research and Advanced Studies Center (CINVESTAV)

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Full System Design Ready

Institutional Support Offerred

IndustryDevelopmentPartners

Design Review of Outputs

Design Review for Validation

Quality Certification

Design Review for Inputs

Product Concept

Concept Proven

Proceed with Development

Start Verification

Start Validation

Design to Manufacturing

Continue Design?

Research New Approaches

Establish Requirements

Build Product Prototype

Test Indoor

Build SystemGather Expert Domain Input

Risk Management Perform Safety Analysis

QA/QC Perform Quality Assurance Audits

Design & Development Plan Configuration Management and Change Control & Change Management Problem Reporting , CM & CC

Planning Execution, Monitor & Control Initiate, Plan, Execute, M & C, CloseInitiate Project

Patent Filing & ProcessingResearch Intellectual Property

Business & Project Risk Management

Product Quality Risk Management : Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) Transfer Design

Plan Commercial Launch Acquire / Support CustomerBenchmark Competition

Develop Manufacturing Processes Validate ProcessManufacturing Strategy

Requirement

Design

Build

Run

Validation

Safety Accreditation

TRL 1 : Basic Principles Observed / Reported / Analysed

TRL 2 : Technology Conception / Application FormulationTRL 3 : Proof of Concept of Key Analytical CharacteristicsTRL 4 : Laboratory Validation of Components

TRL 5 : Field validation of ComponentsTRL 6 : Field Demonstration of System / Subsystem Prototype

TRL 7 : System Prototype Demonstration in Operational EnvironmentTRL 8 : Actual System Completed and qualified in test DemonstrationTRL 9 : Actual System Proven in Successful End-use operations

Test

Programme Management

Regulatory / Certification

Strategic Marketing

Intellectual Property / Legal

Configuration / Product Management

Quality Assurance

Systems Engineering

Design Engineering

Services

Manufacturing

Specialists Institutional Participation

Field Test

Validate Design

AccomplishedRegulatory Strategy Identify Bottlenecks Establish Downchain Strategy

Detailed Project Report

Detailed Design

Peer Review

Establish Design

Applicability Consensus / Institutional Participation / Peer Review

TRL0 TRL1 TRL2 TRL4 TRL5 TRL6 TRL7 TRL8TRL3

TDS: Phase 1 & 2

TDS: Phase 3,4 & 5

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