Hover cars to cruise past jams at 150mph

Israel's hover-car network will move 12,000 people per hour, equal to a three-lane highway

SkyTran hover cars
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Israel has announced ambitious plans to ease traffic congestion in Tel Aviv with a network of hover cars that will speed above congested streets at 150mph.

The technology will be tested with a 500-metre loop of magnetic-levitation tracks that will propel two-person pods at just over 40mph, the BBC reports. The prototype track, built on the campus of Israel Aerospace Industries, is due to be completed next year.

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