people mover
Let an agent explain people mover systems and their types, help users navigate them, describe planning and regulation, and compare systems with sourced data.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Use Riding a people mover.
Navigate
Using the system.
Navigate
Navigation.
- How does this people mover connect terminals or stops, and how often does it run? provenance
- Is it free or ticketed? provenance
Access
Accessibility.
Access
Accessibility.
- Is the system accessible for wheelchairs and luggage? provenance
- What happens if the service is suspended? provenance
Technology How systems work.
Types
System types.
Types
Types.
- What type of people mover is this, such as cable-hauled or rubber-tyred, and who supplies it? provenance
- How is it automated and controlled? definition
Compare
Comparing systems.
Compare
Comparison.
- How do people movers compare with buses, trams and metros for this use case? measurement
- What capacity and headway does this system offer? measurement
Plan Planning and cost.
Planning
Planning a system.
Planning
Planning.
- What is involved in planning and procuring a people mover, and what do projects cost, according to case studies? provenance
- Which standards and approvals apply? provenance
Operate
Operations.
Operate
Operations.
- How are people movers operated and maintained, and what reliability do they achieve? provenance
- Which safety rules apply? provenance
History Development.
Evolution
History of people movers.
Evolution
History.
- How did automated people movers develop, and which systems were pioneers? provenance
- What became of personal rapid transit concepts? provenance
Examples
Notable systems.
Examples
Examples.
- Which people mover systems are notable, and where? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific system? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Cable Liner, Crystal Mover, Bombardier Innovia APM, Las Vegas Trams, ULTra, automated guideway transit, H-Bahn, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810D, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810/C810A, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810A, Ocean Cruiser, Bombardier Innovia APM 300R C801B
What it is Filled
An automated transport system carrying passengers on short routes, typically driverless vehicles on guideways at airports, city centres, campuses and resorts, including cable-hauled systems, rubber-tyred automated people movers and personal rapid transit; people movers are planned for high frequency and reliability and are regulated as guided transport.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain people mover systems and their types, help users navigate them, describe planning and regulation, and compare systems with sourced data.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Automated
- Short routes
- High frequency
- Guideway-based
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Override door, platform screen or collision interlocks.
- Run vehicles when a fault or an obstruction has been detected.
- Lock passengers in a stalled vehicle without communication or evacuation plans.
- Hide faults from the operator or safety authority.
Only with a human decision
- Restarting service after a fault or incident.
- Evacuating passengers from a stalled vehicle.
May
- Report service status, routes and accessibility of people movers from the operator.
- Monitor vehicles, doors and guideway sensors on a system it is authorized to support.
Moral aspects Filled
- Driverless systems carry people who cannot intervene, so safety interlocks matter.
- Accessible transport matters for people with disabilities.
Who is affected
- Passengers
- People with reduced mobility
- Operations staff
Owners Filled
Steward
The operator of the system, overseen by the transport safety authority.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q15141395 - registry parent class
- Q728937 - registry parent class
related
- people mover - category
- railway line/metro line - category
- broad-gauge railway - other guided transport
- port - transport hubs
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.people-mover
- Wikidata: Q639030 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q639030)
Direct properties required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Recognition required Filled
- Automated vehicles on guideways
- Short routes such as airport terminals
- Metros carry larger volumes over longer distances
- Small driverless trains or cabins on elevated or ground-level guideways.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain system types and technology
- help users navigate a people mover
- describe planning, cost and regulation
- compare systems
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Service failures stranding passengers
- Platform and door incidents
- Cost overruns in projects
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Automated people mover standards such as ASCE 21
- Guided transport safety regulations
- Accessibility requirements
Context of use required Filled
- Short-distance automated passenger transport.
- airport people movers
- cable-hauled systems
- rubber-tyred automated guideway transit
- personal rapid transit
- monorail people movers
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q639030: people mover - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: People mover - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each system be a separate entry?
- How should operator data be linked?
- How should standards be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q639030/spec.json