HIGH SPEED CAPSULE  

High Speed Capsule is an efficient high speed autonomous transportation system designed specifically for the western corridor of California linking Sacramento to San Diego, this system can be repurposed for similar situations. 

A substitute to the much anticipated High Speed Rail project with more flexibility for the end users.

user flow

A future scenario mapping was done for the target year 2025 concluding with the following User Journey.

A future scenario mapping was done for the target year 2025 concluding with the following User Journey.

USER JOURNEY

KEY FACTS :

on demand system.

system based on the shared use model and the rental use model.

AUTONOMOUS CAPSULES ARE ELECTRIC BATTERY POWERED IN CITIES AND ACCESS CONSTANT ELECTRIC SUPPLY THROUGH OVERHEAD SUPPLY OR UNDERGROUND SUPPLY WHEN ON FREEWAYS.

TARGET AVERAGE SPEED : 120 MILES/HR

DESIGNATED ON AND OFF RAMPS FOR THE CAPSULES WHILE ENTERING AND LEAVING THE FREEWAYS FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN TRAFFIC.

DEDICATED LANE FOR THE CAPSULES IN THE CENTRE OF THE FREEWAY WHICH CAN BE USED BY REGULAR TRAFFIC IN ABSENCE OF THE CAPSULE.

RETRACTABLE DIVIDERS COME ON WHEN A CAPSULE IS ENTERING THE LANE AFTER ALARMING THE RGULAR TRAFFIC TO VACANT THE LANE.

TARGET CUSTOMER :

20 million people travelling by Airlines annually between Sacramento to San Diego.

11 million people travelling by rails annually between Sacramento to San Diego.

60 million people travelling by cars and buses on highway annually between Sacramento to San Diego.

COST ESTIMATES :

CAPSULE : $ 0.3 MILLION EACH

INFRASTRUCTURE :

  1. EXISTING LANE MODIFICATION : $ 1.5 MILLION PER MILE
  2. 138 KV ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY  FOR CAPSULE :
    • OVERHEAD : $ 0.6 MILLION PER MILE
    • UNDERGROUND : $ 2.4 MILLION PER MILE
  3. RETRACTABLE DIVIDERS : $ 0.9 MILLION PER MILE
  4. SPECIAL GUIDED INTERCHANGES FOR EXIT & ENTRANCE TO FREEWAY : $ 3  MILLION EACH
    • CONSIDERING 2 GUIDED INTERCHANGES PER 50 MILES : $ 0.12 MILLION PER MILE

TOTAL COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE PER MILE : 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

WITH OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY : $ 3.12 MILLION PER MILE

WITH UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY : $ 4.92  MILLION PER MILE

 

Note : High speed Capsule was visualized by Ravi Patel, Cody Casale and Bea Lamar as a group.