ACT FORD'S AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

This paper contains a technical description of the Ford Motor Co. 's ACT system which has been designed to meet transportation needs in a wide variety of urban applications. The discussion covers the systems design features and operation of the driverless rubber-tired vehicles, the guideway, and the system's ability to meet expanding needs by a modular approach to the command and control design. Descriptions of Ford's new Cherry Hill Test Track and the first installations at the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Mich., and the Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Conn., are also given.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Logan, J S
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Personal rapid transit
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056774
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: N7403226 Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1982 12:00AM