Signal6 Dec 2010
'Physical Internet' to ferry freight through a series of tubes

Foodtubes is a UK program that seeks to reduce carbon emissions by building a pipeline-capsule system to deliver food and freight. A series of tubes could ferry 6-foot-long metal bins among neighborhoods, entire cities or even to different countries, moving goods at 60 mph using linear induction motors and intelligent routing software.

'Physical Internet' to ferry freight through a series of tubes