Key Points:
- Team: The Georgia Mobility Company has a seasoned team led by MG (ret) Charlie Fletcher. Charlie was the Commanding General of the US Army’s Transportation Command.
- Technology:
- US Patent 6,810,817 defines a physical version of the Internet. JPods combine the 470 ton-mpg efficiency of freight rail with the on-demand packet-switching capability of the Internet.
- Robotics and demonstration units have been built.
- Simulations and 3D graphics: https://www.georgiamobilitycompany.com/network/
- Future of transportation: Red Bull TV documentary: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/tv/video/AP-1N7M58EWS2111/transportation
- Energy: JPods are so energy-efficient that solar collectors over the JPods rails gather the energy to power the networks:
- Link to our solar manufacturing in NY: https://aestheticgreenpower.com/
- Link to 5-years of data on collectors designed for over JPods networks: https://www.jpods.com/solar
- Benefits: Costs per passenger-mile 1/10th to 1/50th the cost of current modes. Link to summary of 10X benefits: https://www.georgiamobilitycompany.com/10x-benefits/
- Funding: Georgia Mobility Company can provide a Letter of High Interest to fund networks from Goldman Sachs.
- Regulations: Networks in cities will be built to comply with Georgia laws:
- Rights of Way regulations: Utilities Accommodation Policy and Standards
- Safety, manufacturing, construction: Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
- Crossing GDOT Rights of Way will also document compliance with Federal railroad standards. Not used in cities because of uncertainty of bureaucratic delays. Also, Georgia regulations have a much better safety record.
- Economic Development: It is expected to build $4-6 billion of networks in Georgia in the next 4 years. FTA estimates 13,000 job-years per $billion of infrastructure spending. There is a world market for solving urban traffic problems (Contract in China: https://www.jpods.com/Shaxian).
- Actions by Cities: Pass the 5X5 Standard to create an open market and Franchise Ordinance to grant Georgia Mobility Company specific Rights of Way use. Networks pay 5% of gross revenues for use of air-rights over public Rights of Way. https://www.georgiamobilitycompany.com/city-docs/