One great advantage of ferry technology is that it can carry not only people, but cars too. The great problem with ferries, however, is the time and money involved in using them.
Look at the Washington State Ferry Service, for example. Here’s a ridiculously expensive transportation option that offers the convenience of required reservations and wait times of up to 60 minutes upon arrival at the terminal. Even walk-on passengers are told to be there a minimum of 15 minutes prior to boarding.
Could Cable-Propelled Transit handle that job? It’s been shown to cross water, but can it carry cars?
Check this out:
In Bratislava, Slovakia Doppelmayr has outfitted a Volkswagen factory with a CPT system capable of moving cars.
To do this for a large scale ferry service would be complicated, no doubt, but what the video above demonstrates is that with a little ingenuity and creativity, Cable is capable of a whole lot of things.
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