In addition to worldwide visibility, the whole city that has the honor of hosting the Olympic Games, at the end of the competition wins a huge legacy of infrastructure and investments for the realization of the sporting event. With Rio de Janeiro will be no different; one of the first “present” the wonderful city won to make beautiful the Olympics is the VLT – Light Rail; transportation and technology.
The Look Digital accompanied one of the inaugural trips VLT in central Rio de Janeiro. It worked, but not before presenting some technical niggles worthy of a good “test phase” – expect a few hours beyond combined to give a quick spin on the VLT. Inside, the train is very modern. In the driver’s cabin, more than a series of command buttons, mirrors are represented by two external cameras with night vision that give a full view of the vehicle’s side.
The main technological difference VLT is in form of energy harvesting. Hundredfold electrical center, each VLT car can carry up to 420 passengers at an average speed of 17 kilometers per hour.
Interestingly, even if there is a general breakdown in the power supply, super batteries installed in top of the train to give the message.
the forecast is that the VLT goes into operation already now, in early May. For the Olympics, the city of Rio says that at least the first section that connects the New River Road and the Santos Dumont Airport is operating normally. There will be seven trains at the start of operation and nine during the Olympic Games. Like other transport in the city, the VLT will also be connected to bring real-time information to passengers – is on the charts, stating the estimated waiting time, as in the trains, showing how much time remains until the next season. Now is wait and hope.
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