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      <title>Auto Pilot</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article provides a description of a novel transportation system ready for implementation in the Northern French town of Douai. The system is comprised of a smart tired-tram described as a ‘virtual rail’ concept. Each tram will have an operating speed of 14 mph over 21 stops with a capacity of up to 1,000 passengers per hour and serving a local population of approximately 200,000 residents. An Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system, originally developed as a people mover with safety-critical software, is used in the system. Vehicles follow a pre-programmed route, traveling on “virtual rails”. The system tracks vehicles by means of embedded magnets in the road’s surface. The trams themselves can be driven using three different means: manually (for a conventional bus), semi-automatically (conventional with “virtual rails”), and fully automatically (travel on “virtual rails” and pre-programmed actions such as acceleration and docking). Support systems for the tram line are also described.]]></description>
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      <title>SIOU PROVIDES REAL TIME INFORMATION VIA RADIO</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The city of Douai, France, has installed a real-time passenger information system known as SIOU (systeme d'information et d'orientation des usagers) that connects all of its 84 buses and 103 bus stops.  Passengers are able to access the system not only at bus stops, but from home through their minitel terminals and at two electronic kiosks where real-time trip information is provided on screen or printed out on request.  The radio communication system, which is based on global positioning system location data, includes a control center with two employees that updates system information every 30 second via a local radio channel.]]></description>
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