One and two-passenger vehicles

The vehicles shown above are for single passengers (four feet wide) or two passengers (six feet wide) and weigh as little as 1,000 pounds. They could easily achieve 50 miles per gallon or more with a conventional gasoline engine, even at sustained high speeds.

Most cars on our roads today have only one occupant. In fact over 90 percent of miles driven are by single-passenger vehicles that weigh anywhere from 2,500 pounds to 5,000 pounds. Moving all this unnecessary weight requires millions of barrels of gasoline each day. One of the goals of the Automated Transport System is to reduce the ratio of vehicle weight to occupant weight.

The single-passenger vehicles shown here can be owned privately just as any other automobile. But if a commuter wanted to use one for going to and from work, it could also be rented on a per-trip basis, like a taxi, and cost the passenger something like 35¢ per mile.

Handicap accessible vehicle

ASI/ATS has as a major goal to provide increased freedom and mobility to handicapped citizens and the elderly. The vehicle shown below has a motorized wheelchair ramp that will enable handicapped persons to enter and exit the vehicle without assistance. Once aboard, they have the same freedom as anyone else to travel automated and non-automated roads.
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Family vehicle

The third vehicle, is a multi-passenger vehicle six feet wide — ideal for a family of four to six people .Multiple doors provide easy access and egress.

Pickup truck

The pickup truck for the automated roadway could have a rollup cover, topper or mesh fabric net to keep light cargo in place during high speed travel.

Multi-passenger vehicle

Here is a van-like vehicle for carrying larger families and other groups of people with common destinations. This includes such uses as medical, airport express or hotel courtesy transport, and workforce carpools.