The ASCE bi-annual Conference on Automated People Movers and Automated Transit Systems was held this year in Phoenix, Arizona. While this conference has traditionally been targeted at builders and operators of large Automated People Movers, there seems to be a growing realisation within this community that the next step in the evolution of automated transit is to smaller vehicles that provide point-to-point, on-demand service. With that in mind, ATRA Board Member William Ackel wrote a recap of some of the conference highlights.
This write-up can be found online here.