Where Innovation and Academia meet Business

Where Innovation and Academia meet Business  • The Podcar City Conference
Malaysian journalist, Jennifer Rodrigo checks out why everyone should be at this conference.

There are moments in history when the air feels charged—when a quiet revolution is underway and only a few can sense its magnitude.

It's the kind of pulse Henry Ford and his team might have experienced as the Model T rolled off assembly lines, changing how humans moved through the world.

It is the feeling early tech pioneers must have felt at the dawn of the IT boom, when the personal computers of the late ’70s signaled a seismic shift.

We are at such a moment again.

In an era flooded with information, where the promises of artificial intelligence, automation, and digital excess have created as much confusion as clarity—where cars and roads choke our cities and pollution takes over our world—there exists a quiet,

intelligent solution. A better way.

Introducing: the Pod.

Not science fiction, not fantasy. The pod is a real-world, solar-powered, elevated transport system. It is autonomous, efficient, quiet, and clean. It re-imagines mobility. It untangles the traffic snarls and environmental burdens of today, offering something

smarter, safer, and surprisingly simple.

And early next year, the Podcar City Conference happens in Alabama, USA. This is where engineers, designers, policy makers,

city planners, futurists, investors, students, and believers will congregate to find out how Podcar technology and innovations are transforming our world. Gujarat, Mumbai, Hydrabad in India are not just embracing but implementing the Podcar technology.

Christer Lindstrom, founder of Podcarcity (PCC) says:

PCC is way more than just another mobility conference. It is a beginning of a 5 year road ahead with a clear goal in mind. It shows us how we can do much better in technology in human mobility, significantly reducing energy and earth resources and

yet increase comfort, accessibility and safety affordably and economically. Since our first PCC conference in Sweden in 2007, we have come a long, long way bringing you a wealth of technology and data in this 16th conference.

Explains PCC member and PRT Consulting president, Peter Muller:

“It’s a unique opportunity to shape the future of urban transportation because it’s a premier event dedicated to advanced, driverless urban mass transit solutions. It focuses on proven transit technologies that are already transforming cities and

highlights innovative systems designed to dramatically improve mobility and safety while cutting energy use and saving city space. This conference is not about small-scale pilot projects or incremental first/last mile solutions, but about bold, next-

generation public transportation that makes cities more sustainable, accessible, and livable for everyone. You will be part of a global community of visionaries, city leaders, and passionate advocates to learn, connect, and be inspired.”

So what makes the Podcarcity Conference unique?

> It is solution-driven. While many mobility conferences center on problems, Podcarcity shines a light on proven alternatives.

> It’s grounded in community and collaboration. Unlike trade expos, it fosters dialogue between municipalities, academia, industry, and innovators.

> It’s international yet local. Whether you're from California, Malaysia or Uganda, the vision of sustainable and smart cities unites attendees.

> It’s hands-on. With exhibitions, simulations, site visits, workshops, and panels, participants engage with the real technology—not just brochures and buzzwords. 

But above all, it’s the vibe—that intangible energy — of being among people who know that something extraordinary is happening.If you’ve ever wondered what it felt like to be at the forefront of a world-changing movement—this is your chance. This isn’t just a conference. It’s the new paradigm about how we live, move, and think.

“My perspective on Automated Transit Networks (ATNs), and the myriad technologies that we have developed to date, is that they marry the best of the car with the best of urban planning. We all want a personal vehicle that we can use exactly when we need it, and go to and from where we want, with privacy, dignity, and efficiency. The car has been the closest thing to that end to date.

The best public transportation represents much of those criteria, but usually not privacy, or point to point travel. ATNs get the closest, and they are no longer pipe dreams or futuristic (though the future is wide open); they are battle tested and deployed, and so far well received.”

Eric Courchesne, Director of Program Development and Delivery, Alabama Transportation Institute, The University of Alabama

And to conclude with a UN statement from UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres on transitioning to renewable energy:

“The fossil fuel age is flailing and failing. Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies - they are sabotaging them: driving up costs, undermining competitiveness, locking in stranded assets, and missing the greatest economic

opportunity of the 21st century.

    

We are at the dawn of a new and clean energy era. An era where cheap, abundant, renewable energy powers a world rich in economic possibilities. The clean energy future is no longer a promise. It’s a fact. No government, no industry,

no special interest can stop it.

This is our moment of opportunity to build the energy system of the 21st century, meet the world’s surging electricity demand sustainably, use trade, investment and finance to supercharge a just energy transition.

Let’s seize the moment and make the most of it.”

See you in Alabama. Take advantage of our early bird rates and a membership bonus!

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