Personal transportation system includes plurality of personal transportation vehicles (PTVs) driven on a track network with series of track sections. PTV main section has lateral width adapted to contain single occupant. PTV driving mechanism propels PTV and includes track engaging element protruding downwards from main section and having narrow lateral width such that main section is prone to fall over when PTV is at rest. The space between lateral width of main section and track engaging element can be occupied by public infrastructure. Each track section includes a ground portion, minimally adapted to accommodate track engaging element lateral width, and an empty space above ground portion, free of non-transient obstacles and minimally adapted to accommodate main section lateral width. A guidance mechanism guides PTV along track network and prevents PTV deviating from track sections. A stabilization mechanism stabilizes PTV along track network and prevents PTV from falling over when turning/merging/diverging.

An elevator includes: an elevator carriage that moves up and down; a partition that divides a space within the elevator carriage into a first elevator space for a person to board and a second elevator space for an unmanned transport vehicle to board; an elevator rail that includes a movable rail and is arranged in the second elevator space; and an actuator that moves the movable rail. The unmanned transport vehicle travels along the elevator rail, and the movable rail is switched between a first rail state and a second rail state by actuation of an actuator. In the first rail state, the first end of the movable rail is connected to the second end of the story rail, and in the second rail state, the first end is not connected to the second end.

An elevator includes: an elevator carriage that moves up and down; a partition that divides a space within the elevator carriage into a first elevator space for a person to board and a second elevator space for an unmanned transport vehicle to board; an elevator rail that includes a movable rail and is arranged in the second elevator space; and an actuator that moves the movable rail. The unmanned transport vehicle travels along the elevator rail, and the movable rail is switched between a first rail state and a second rail state by actuation of an actuator. In the first rail state, the first end of the movable rail is connected to the second end of the story rail, and in the second rail state, the first end is not connected to the second end.

A vehicle transporting system is made up of a motor system comprising a magnetic levitation and propulsion system, a transporter body connectable to and moveable by the motor system, and a vehicle coupling system adapted to be coupled one or more vehicles to the transporter body. When one or more vehicles are coupled by the vehicle coupling system to the transporter body, the transporter body and the one or more vehicles can be transported from one location to another location by the motor system.

The overhead traveling vehicle system includes a track having a plurality of first rails extending in an X direction and a plurality of second rails extending in a Y direction arranged in a grid, and a traveling vehicle traveling on a pair of the first rails adjacent to each other in the Y direction and traveling on a pair of the second rails adjacent to each other in the X direction, in which each of the first rail and the second rail has a first surface on which a cell recognition mark is disposed and a second surface on which a position recognition mark is disposed, the second surface, when viewed from a center of a cell in plan view, being disposed outside the first surface and being inclined toward the traveling vehicle side with respect to the first surface.

The overhead traveling vehicle system includes a track having a plurality of first rails extending in an X direction and a plurality of second rails extending in a Y direction arranged in a grid, and a traveling vehicle traveling on a pair of the first rails adjacent to each other in the Y direction and traveling on a pair of the second rails adjacent to each other in the X direction, in which each of the first rail and the second rail has a first surface on which a cell recognition mark is disposed and a second surface on which a position recognition mark is disposed, the second surface, when viewed from a center of a cell in plan view, being disposed outside the first surface and being inclined toward the traveling vehicle side with respect to the first surface.

In the overhead vehicle system, the first rail and the second rail are disposed in a grid. The first rail (or second rail) is disposed such that a gap through which the connecting part below the traveling wheel is able to pass is formed between the rail and an intersection rail disposed at an intersection in the grid. The first rail (or the second rail) includes an auxiliary member configured to be removably attached to the attachment portion provided at the end in the longitudinal direction, the auxiliary member protruding from the rail upper surface of the rail and coming into contact with the auxiliary wheel.

In the overhead vehicle system, the first rail and the second rail are disposed in a grid. The first rail (or second rail) is disposed such that a gap through which the connecting part below the traveling wheel is able to pass is formed between the rail and an intersection rail disposed at an intersection in the grid. The first rail (or the second rail) includes an auxiliary member configured to be removably attached to the attachment portion provided at the end in the longitudinal direction, the auxiliary member protruding from the rail upper surface of the rail and coming into contact with the auxiliary wheel.