Urban Transport is at crossroads. Users do not get the level and quality of service that they pay for by direct or indirect means in a fair and equitable way. One road leads to MobilityXS. This is based on a pathbreaking review of our usage and attitude, environmental constraints and a comprehensive study of enabling technologies. It metamorphoses the public-private transport categories. In turn, users have a wider choice of the travel experience that they co-create and customize to personal preferences. They avail of vastly superior travel experience at a given price point in this model than at present. In a wholesome approach to our needs of a livable society, users can choose to walk or cycle comfortable distances in a friendly environment that is sequestrated of motorized traffic. Fast moving motor vehicles run uninterrupted of slow moving traffic and move much faster than at present with a combination of innovative traffic control measures and in-vehicle navigation sensors in the new system.

1. Innovation for Transportation
Systems
Snapshots of A High Quality Mobility Services
for 21st Century Realities
TEN Systems

2. What are 21st Century realities?
 Urban areas around the world are coming to terms with
limits to resources– land, water, power, land, air
quality, healthy food supply, oil and minerals etc.
 The challenge is to create smart and lean lifestyle choices
while maintaining an ever higher quality of life.
 This presents enormous challenges for transport and land
use planning and demands higher level solutions…
…higher than the level at which these problems were created.
MetroLITE Model is a response to this
outstanding need.

3. “No problem can be solved
from the same level of
consciousness that created it.”
~ Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
Physicist & Nobel Laureate
Circa 2009: Car companies cannot become profitable again by selling
more cars. The belief that more people need to buy more varieties of
cars more often, created loss making car companies.
What’s the next level?

4. Introduction
 MetroLITE is an Intelligent Transport System.
 It’s core framework and its various sub-systems
and modules are patent pending.*
 TEN Systems is a new venture for Research &
consulting services and for development and
commercialisation of MetroLITE. It will
initially address the US and UK markets.

5. Proposition - I
ICT Location Vehicle Fuel
Waste, Inefficiency, Misallocation
Innovative Personalised Mobility Services
Applications
Consumer A
Consumer B
Public Roads Public Transport
MetroLITE Consumer C
Intelligent Transport
Automobile System Consumer D
GAP
Energy Consumer E
Current and Consumer F
Transportation Private Transport Pro-active
TEN Regulation
Consumer X
Climate Protection
Customised Freight Services
Energy Security
Trade & Tariff
Economic Stimulus for Recovery & Renewal

6. Delivery Model
Banks & FIs Economic Stimulus
Telecom & IT
Countries Industry Dynamics
Auto Cos. Policy Direction
TEN States
Media &
Entertainment
Cities
Energy
MetroLITE Consortium
User Needs &
Aspirations
Legacy, Inertia, Ideology
Research and
Consulting Services Product Development Implementation
Y0 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5
Alliance Market Product time
Building Development Support

7. MetroLITE – “Think Rail, Use Roads” I
Create Road-based System in complement to Metro
Rail Network
 Metro Stations = MetroLITE stations
 Coaches = High occupancy, Plug-in Electric Hybrid
vehicles (150km/litre)
 Dedicated corridor = Pre-ordained routes, Semi-
automatic guided vehicles, Demand-driven carriage
capacity and quality

8. MetroLITE– “Think Rail, Use Roads” II
 Expands mass transit network at a lower cost particularly for
areas where passenger density is not high
 Creates door-to-door reach by seamless integration of feeder
service and with other modes
 Similar in many ways, it is a leapfrog advancement over
conventional Bus Rapid Transit Systems in terms of
attractiveness and affordability

9. Mission MetroLITE
 Demand-responsive Service :
 Uses a Fleet of Eco-friendly Vehicle (EV) for Feeder Trips (<3kms.) for
Bus/MRT/ Carpool and for Short Trips (<8 kms.)
 Develop a network of EV Stations at 0.5-1 km distance around the city.
 EV-friendly routes connect inner residential areas to arterial
routes (with congestion/emission charging for space-inefficient,
polluting vehicles )and encourage more and more people to
“avoid” cars for short trips/ single-driven/low occupancy trips.
 It facilitates “attractive” bus service, metro rail service as well as
highly attractive personalised car sharing/pooling service.

10. MetroLITE – Bird’s Eye View
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12. MetroLITE – Short Trips
 Every Area has
infrastructure for bicycle
servicing, electric vehicle
Urban/Rural Area charging, CNG vehicle
fueling and parking bays.
 Elevated Cross-over create
seamless traffic conditions
on express roads and a
region-wide grid of
connected walking and
cycling tracks.

13. MetroLITE Stations
Basement EV Parking
High-density Bike Parking
Multi-level EV Robotic Parking
High-rise EV Parking
Arterial Road-side EV Parking

14. MetroLITE – ITS Technologies
MetroLITE
Premium
Innovative application of communication, location and computing technologies
to planning and management of transportation- land use - energy system can
transform our travel and living experience at affordable costs.
MetroLITE
Smartcard/ Communication/ Navigation System

15. In-Vehicle Intelligence
• Traffic Signal are set on a Fixed
Time Plan and the Plan is stored in
the In-Vehicle Unit.
• Signal times are in proportion to the
carriage capacity in that direction.
1. Trip Booking
2. Driving Proficiency Rating
3. Turn-by-Turn Navigation Assistance
4. Target Speed Assistance – in sync with
traffic signal for Green Corridor and ROW
5. Real-Time Incident Management
6. Favorite Co-traveler Selection
7. Passenger Telematics

16. Neighborhood Vehicle Sheds

17. Foot-over-Bridge

18. MetroLITE – Trip Planning
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19. MetroLITE Eco- friendly Vehicles
 Pre-set Peak Speed = Speed Limit
 Zero-Ultra low pollution
 Energy efficient
 Cost-effective
 Lightweight and Space-efficient
Electric Cars; Electric Bikes – scooter type, bicycle type, Neighborhood Electric
Vehicles; 3-wheelers – electric, LPG, CNG; Bicycle, Electric Goods Carrier

20. MetroLITE Eco- friendly Vehicles
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21. People-friendly Streets
• People-friendly
livable, neighborhoods
do not require capital
expenses
• They can generate
large numbers of
sustainable livelihood
opportunities
• They require policy
intervention that are
objective, sensible and
committed

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23. MetroLITE – Long Trip
Road Travel @ 60 kmph average speed @ 150 kmpl fuel efficiency

24. MetroLITE Travel Experience
1. Advance Travel Information –
No Waiting
2. Better Vehicle MetroLITE Door-to-Door Travel
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3. Better Roads
4. Better Driver
5. Green Corridor
6. Fewer Signals – Foot/Cycling
over bridges
7. No Congestion 8. Right of Way
9. Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Assistance
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10. Real-time Incident
Management
11. Reserved Parking
12. Smartcard Payment
13. Option to Ride or Drive (earn
Av. Travel Time 60 to 120 Mileage Points)
Savings per day = minutes 14. Passenger Telematics

25. MetroLITE High Occupancy Travel
A. Offer a Ride – for fleet operators as well as private vehicles
 Register person/vehicle for MetroLITE HOT Service
 Inform on your route, start time
 Receive confirmation - Enroute pick-ups - EV Station/s, Member Id
 Prosumer Reward Points/ Monetary Reimbursement
B. Take a Ride
 Register for MetroLITE HOT Service
 Inform on your preferred start time, start and end location
 Receive confirmation - Trip Chaining:
Trip 1: Origin EV Station to EV Station X
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 Trip 2: Carpool to EV Station Y
 Trip 3: EV to Destination EV Station
 A & B : Consolidated Monthly Billing – Reimbursement and Payment
 Delivers High Quality Multi-modal Travel Experience

26. Planning for High Capacity Transit
System
 Define Catchment Area
 Access Control/ Congestion Charging Zone of 3 km corridor on either side
 Access preference to Light Eco-friendly Vehicles
 Access time between 5-15 minutes
 Revenue potential from higher commercial value of surrounding areas as it enables
greater footfalls
 Seamless integration of feeder service enables optimal spacing of Metro Stations to
~2 kms.
 Enables passenger carrying capacity to be increased by 200% - at the same time
allowing more trips per hour over conventional planned systems.
 Reduces travel time
 Increases frequency of service and enables better handling of peak hour traffic
 Shifts short distance travel from Metro to NVs
 Provision of high capacity bicycle rack facility and service bay for pick up and drop of
passengers in the station area
 Improves accessibility for larger number of people

27. MetroLITE – City@Home
A – Safety and non – severance B – Significantly improved
due to Speed Limits and restraint accessibility for daily activities and
on heavy vehicle movement to transit stations for longer trips
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C – No Noise Pollution or
Vehicular emission, No dust
and other toxic emissions
D – Better ambient greenery and
water bodies moderate
temperatures to comfortable levels
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28. MetroLITE – City@Home
E – Greater social interaction F – Seamless movement for
with walkers and cyclists walking and cycling across
passing by at low speeds neighborhoods.
G – Neighborhood roads can be made
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suited for carrying lighter vehicles.
This is a far more cost effective option
in face of steep rise in bitumen and
overall road construction costs.
H – Road width requirement is
minimized, which allows for
greater green cover, children play
areas, public parks and for ground
water recharging.
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29. MetroLITE – City@Home
I – Quality of roads is better due to use of J – Use of suitable materials can also
suitable materials as well as low wear and minimize localized heat generation as
tear as only light vehicles are allowed. well as allow better passage for rain
water
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K – Flexible solar sheet covers on the
length and width of neighborhood
roads provide shade and cooling for
passerby as well as are used for
charging electric vehicles.
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30. Risks & Mitigation
Policy Risk: Scramble or Blueprint?
 Scramble is a scenario, where each country looks after their self-interest
and try to optimize within their own boundaries.
 In Blueprint, each country looks after their self-interest but they try to
optimize globally, in step with the real boundaries of the problem.
1. Build a powerful MetroLITE alliance as a WIN-WIN with auto,
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telecom, energy, IT companies to synchronize the MetroLITE
cycle to the electoral cycles
2. Marketing programs aimed at creating aspirations and loyalty
for the MetroLITE brand as an integral part of the Blueprint
Scenario.
Competitive Risk: Existing Players and New Players
1. Existing players offer products and services designed for the
“troubled” legacy systems. Further, they provide one or a few of
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the components of an integrated Intelligent Transport System.
2. New Players: TEN Systems has a headstart over prospective
competitors who can match the ingenuity of the MetroLITE
design, due to its partly tacit and experiential nature.