July 2025

From the President

Greetings! many of us have questioned the technology known as uSky Transport or Unitsky String Technologies for quite a few years. I have verified that it does exist and has been demonstrated on a test track in a number of different forms. While it does not seem to support offline stations, it is claimed to have good capacity and very high speed at relatively low cost. Where ATN is focused mainly on intracity travel, it appears better positioned to address intercity travel. The two forms of driverless transit may therefore supplement each other.

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Peter Muller, ATRA President

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