No more traffic jams in Munich? Futuristic solution could soon be a reality - extra service is "conceivable"

Will the traffic jams on the Middle Ring soon be a thing of the past?

If a Munich company has its way, commuters should soon be taking gondolas to work.

• A Munich company wants to revolutionize traffic in the big city.

• In the future, commuters will roar through Munich * in gondolas.

• Cities around the world have already expressed an interest.

Munich

- Monday morning, once again nothing goes on the

access

.

And now imagine how you

float

relaxed in a small

several meters above the

, reading and arriving on time for your appointment.

This is not a utopia, but could be a reality in the foreseeable future - if the Munich start-up

way. 

Outside of Munich, gondolas could even travel at 250 km / h

“We are, so to speak, on the third level,” explains managing director

(40) of

.

The principle: The

are available as one, four-seater or cargo capsules.

Each

has its own electric drive that

moves

it on the three meter wide

.

Two e-bike batteries are sufficient for the

to accelerate up to 60 km / h in urban areas, and even up to 250 km / h in combination with several capsules outside of town.

"We can lower the

at any point

from a height of five to ten meters

- right in front of your front door, so to speak," explains Schindler.

Because the customer can order a door-to-door connection via the app.

The transport system does not need a parking space for the cabins.

“They circulate in the

- ideally several thousand pieces in a big city.” At night, the

then linger on a parking space on the outskirts.

Two years ago there was already the idea of ​​a cable car in Munich (video)

The morning coffee could already be ready in the gondola

There

could be an extra service

in the

: "Anything is conceivable," says

.

"When the passenger gets on in the morning, his cappuccino is already there, and supermarket purchases are waiting for him on the way home in the evening."

The twelve software developers and mechanical engineers at

,

which was founded in 2019,

are already well advanced with their plans.

In her office in Obersendling, the

the future is already

driving

a 36-meter route over the desks.

“When I'm at the coffee machine and want to go to the workshop quickly, I order a booth,” says

.

Only the draining does not work in the four meter high rooms.

"This construction, we have been developing with the

, it should be completed by the end of the year." The groundbreaking ceremony for a proper test track on a kilometer in length should already done the year - "hopefully in

private, probably on a Terrain". 

+

Ottobahn managing director Marc Schindler has already taken a seat.

© Ottobahn

Not only Munich is interested in taking over the transport system

All that is needed is courageous politicians who

want to build

the

system.

Apparently there are.

“Our goal is to start commercial operations in 2023.

Three German municipalities have already inquired.

We also have negotiations with countries like

or

. ”The Munich-based company develops the concept to a certain degree.

"We deliver the software, the concept, the structure of the infrastructure is taken over by partners in a license model."

The

, whose name is inspired by

(Bavarian roots) and the internationally positive term “Autobahn”, has a global market.

Nevertheless,

would be

happy if the

first used in

.

“Personally, I get

in

too often

.

I would also like to spare my son that. " 

Another company is planning to drive people from Munich in cable cars through the city in the future.

Such alternative modes of transport have also been an issue in the Munich city council.