System Characteristics

	System Characteristics	Pallet		Automated Highway		New Small Vehicles
	System Characteristics	Auto/Pallet	Bus	Auto	Bus	Small Pers. Vehicles	Minibus
Vehicles
	Passenger Capacity	6	20	6	20	4	12
	Ownership	Private auto	Public	Private	Public	Public	Public
	Propulsion on Guideway	Electric pallet	Electric	Int. Comb.	Int. Comb.	Electric	Electric
	Propulsion off Guideway	Int. Comb.	Electric	Int. Comb.	Int. Comb.	Electric	Electric
Operation	Suburban Collection & Distribution	Drive to/from guideway on streets	Fixed routes and schedules	Drive to/from guideway on streets	Fixed routes and schedules	Drive to/from guideway on streets	Dial-a-Ride
	Guideway Linehaul	Autos ride on pallets	Vehicles Interface Directly with Guideway
	Guideway Linehaul	Autos ride on pallets	No driver		No driver
	Urban Core Collection& Distribution (no vehicle exit or entry)	Station Parking		Station Parking		< 1/2 mile walk	< 1/2 mile walk
		Interface with Local Transit at Stations
Figure 1 Dualmode Baseline Descriptions