personal rapid transit

American  

noun

1. a short system of small, self-propelled, automated, rubber-tired vehicles that usually run on elevated concrete tracks and allow a passenger a limited selection of routes, as in an amusement park or at an airport. PRT

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Example Sentences

Bolin was riding in a Personal Rapid Transit car when it collided with the rock, sending Bolin and another student to the hospital.

From Washington Times

The letter noted that the Personal Rapid Transit shuttle system in Morgantown will not be in service for the fall semester.

From Washington Times

In addition to landing on the highway, officials said rock debris damaged a protective fence and scattered on the tracks of the West Virginia University Personal Rapid Transit.

From Fox News

Instead, residents travel by “personal rapid transit”—a system of small, driverless cars that snake around the streets on magnetized paths.

From The New Yorker

“That’s a big ‘if,’” said Lisa Schweitzer, a USC urban planning professor, adding that the idea isn’t far removed from personal rapid transit systems.

From Los Angeles Times