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Sustainable Solar-Pedal Transit by Shweeb SkySMART

A game-changing 3D personal rapid transit solution using human pedal power & solar/electric assist.

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Sustainable Solar-Pedal Transit by Shweeb SkySMART

Sustainable Solar-Pedal Transit by Shweeb SkySMART

Sustainable Solar-Pedal Transit by Shweeb SkySMART

Sustainable Solar-Pedal Transit by Shweeb SkySMART

Sustainable Solar-Pedal Transit by Shweeb SkySMART

A game-changing 3D personal rapid transit solution using human pedal power & solar/electric assist.

A game-changing 3D personal rapid transit solution using human pedal power & solar/electric assist.

A game-changing 3D personal rapid transit solution using human pedal power & solar/electric assist.

A game-changing 3D personal rapid transit solution using human pedal power & solar/electric assist.

Stephen Bieda
Stephen Bieda
Stephen Bieda
Stephen Bieda
1 Campaign |
Niagara Falls, Canada
$222 USD 10 backers
0% of $1,000,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

                                                          

SkySMART by Shweeb-Can Corp

 A Transportation Paradigm Shift

Winner of $ 1 mill “Google Drive Innovation Award in Public Transport” Award

Shweeb-Can Corp is a Niagara Falls, ON Canada based start-up company with a vision for a revolutionary 3D transportation system invented by Geoff Barnett and Dan Verhoeve but inspired by by The Jetsons, its called SkySMART. Helping people get to where they want to go faster, with a minimal carbon footprint and by incorporating fitness and exercise into daily commutes; it's all about putting smiles back on the face of commuters at Shweeb-Can Corp

Shweeb started with one person bullet pods at an amusement park in New Zeland, but now we are aiming to fundamentally change transit forever with two, five and twelve person self-driving, on demand pods that glide along a 3D guideway. With 23 global prospective customers waiting to buy a system, Shweeb SkySMART is poised to be the sustainable transit solution that puts an end to gridlock everywhere. So why PRT you ask? PRT is the on-demand transit missing link between personal transportation and mass transit. 

SkySMART removes fossil fuel burning vehicles from our congested roadways and creates a myriad of health related benefits at a much lower cost. Unlike conventional transit which leaves on inconvenient set hourly schedules, Shweeb's SkySMART is an on demand service, meaning it leaves when you arrive saving you precious time. So what's the problem? To date no large scale demonstration project has been built due in part to various past technological shortcomings and venture capitalists looking for sure things in the wake of the economic crisis. In Rotorua, New Zeland the first Shweeb "Bullet Pod System" was built as part of an amusement/ eco-ventures park and it has been running profitably since 2007. Today autonomous car technology has arrived making 3D guideway-based transportation viable for the first time and allowing two, five and twelve person versions of the Shweeb (called SkySMART) capable of delivering the reliability and user experience required of a national public utility, based on a standardized platform.

By 2020 Frost & Sullivan estimates that globally PRT will be a $44B market. Gridlock is costing every major city worldwide billions of dollars in lost productivity and billions more each year in healthcare-related costs associated with vehicle emissions. There have been over 20 academic studies completed in North America alone that support both the economic and environmental sustainability claims of PRT systems. Studies also suggest that PRT systems will offer equal or lower operating and maintenance (O&M) costs than bus (BRT), streetcars, light rail (LRT), or mass transit systems; up to 40% less in some cases. Shweeb has incorporated this research into its planning and SkySMART system design. 

Although current Shweeb products and services incorporate proven business models and the SkySMART system utilizes over 90% "off the shelf technology", in order to penetrate the glacially-paced transit sector, a full-scale demonstration and commercialization (D&C) project is required. The Shweeb-Can Corp plan involves the building of a "Transportation Through Entertainment" model that will not only feature an amusement park targeting enviro-conscious thrill-seekers, but it will also serve as a Demonstration and Commercialization project for larger scale urban deployments of the SkySMART system globally.

             

Shweeb will acquire and develop land in the tourist centre of Niagara Falls, ON for the first Shweeb SkySMART D&C site. Niagara Falls, ON attracts over 12 Million tourists per year making it an ideal location for an eco-ventures park with a Shweeb SkySMART system as the feature attraction. The entertainment component of the project will serve as a revenue generating source for the research and development and manufacturing centres on site. The targeted total investment required to launch the Niagara Falls, ON operations by 2016 is $10 million. The $1 million raised in this Indiegogo campaign will help generate PR and aid in securing the land purchase targeted for January 2015. With over two dozen prospective clients from around the world waiting to purchase a Shweeb SkySMART system for their city or park complex, the team at Shweeb-Can Corp that has been developing this plan since 2008 knows the market is ready. Are you ready to contribute?

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Shweeb SkySMART IN THE NEWS!

                              

Solar Freakin Roadways & Shweeb SkySMART
If you loved Solar Roadways, then your're gonna love this! Imagine Shweeb SkySMART stations with Solar Roadways in the parking lot! We love Solar Roadways, so here we are ready to change the world with two of the most game-changing technologies in recent decades in one super cool solution! 
Imagine electric vehicle charging stations in every SkySMART station too so you can travel guilt free and emisisons free to and from the SkySMART station! This is our plan! 100% sustainable and powered by human pedal power and renewable energy.

             

So How Does Shweeb SkySMART Work?
Shweeb SkySMART has been in development for over a decade and our proof of concept engineering model was designed by a team at Tata Motors so we have been in testing with our human powered generation technology long enough to tell you it works. The cool part is that when you are riding the SkySMART system those that pedal will pay less. We know not everyone will want to, or be able to pedal, no problem! If you catch up to he pod in front of you because they aren't pedaling (just using the slower electric assist) your pods can "synch up" allowing both pods to travel faster. If the electrical grid goes down, no problem SkySMART uses solar power with battery backup and if you are really stuck, you can just pedal to the next station.

                             

Since Shweeb-Can Corp has been working with Google's Transportation Management team for years on this project, SkySMART will use Google "RoboCar" technology to manage the on demand pod deployment. Pods are ready when you arrive, so no waiting in long lines.
In our FP5 model pod as shown above, the two front riders can pedal and in the second row there are three jump seats that can fold down permitting a family of five to travel together or for the seats to be folded up permitting a wheelchair rider to board as well.
Why did Shweeb win the Google $1 Mill Transportation Prize?

Just think about these benefits of Shweeb SkySMART!

- No more waiting for the transit system

No red Lights

- No stop signs

- No Traffic congestion

- No accidents or injury 

- No speeding tickets

- No fossil fuels, cutting greenhouse gases by up to 75%!

- No worries about driving home after a night on the town 

- An innovative stress-free way travel to help you stay in shape

How can I help?
If you love the idea of "Shweebing around" your city, but aren't able to contribute financially, no worries. There are so many other ways to help out. We think only a tiny percentage of the world knows about our project right now. So we appreciate those who tell us they talk about Shweeb SkySMART with people they meet. It helps us when people join in on our social media pages to "like", comment, share, tweet, and pin. We need our social media fans to help us continue to build a sort of grass roots movement and to help spread the word. Are you a CAD 3D designer or a video producer and want to help us by creating striking images and CGI Shweeb SkySMART action footage? If so, please contact us.

Every dollar donated can be leveraged 3 to 4 times  with government grants and loan. We’ve asked for $1 million to hire an initial team of engineers and fabricators, to help us through the final SkySMART R&D stage, which will lead to our Demonstration & Commercialization project in Niagara Falls Ontario, opening to the public in 2016. We need your support for this phase to make SkySMART a reality. We have located the plant in Hamilton Ontario, where we will be work through the winter, creating the system shop drawings, final product sourcing, assembling all the components of the system, test, make modification and test again. Streaming our process so that we could go from prototype to production. Thanking you in advance for your generous donations, we hope to meet or exceeded our goal of 1 million dollars, where every dollar will be leveraged 3 to 4 time with government grants and low interest loans for this game changing technology - thank you so much! We feel truly blessed and overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from around the world, that we have already received from possible end users, supply chain partners and future customers, that want to empower their lives, with this truly green opportunity for the planet. The time for SkySMART by SHWEEB has come, and each donor will know inside that you part a part in it - thank you so very much!


Thank you PERKS!
Here is just one example of our many perks to thank you for your contribution to the future of transporation.


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Thank you Donation

$5 USD
Thank you so much for helping to move us one step closer to production.
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January 2015
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Thank you video

$10 USD
For your donation of $10, the team at SHWEEB-CAN Corporation will thank you by name in a video that will be released in January 2015, in alphabetic order, one video per letter, posted on our website.
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Set of 3 Bumper Stickers #1

$25 USD
We'll send you a set of 3 bumper stickers with our logo and different sayings: I helped Crowdfund SkySMART (logo) Drive into Tomorrow with SkySMART(logo) Let's Clean up the Earth with SkySMART(logo)
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January 2015
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Set of 3 bumper stickers #2

$25 USD
We'll send you a set of 3 bumper stickers with our logo and different sayings: The Road to the Future (SkySMART logo) I'm Riding with (SkySMART logo) Get a Charge with (SkySMART logo)
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January 2015
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SkySMART Baseball Hat

$40 USD
For your donation of $40, we'll send you our cool Sheeeb SkySMART hat.
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January 2015
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15-ounce coffee mug

$50 USD
For your donation, we'll send you a large coffee mug with the SkySMART logo.
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January 2015
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Canvas Tote/Shopping Bag

$60 USD
For your donation of $60, we'll send you our reusable canvas Energy- Economy-Ecology tote/shopping bag with our SkySMART logo on the other side. See images at left.
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"See You in 2016" Dude&Gal "T"

$75 USD
For your donation, we'll send you an organic cotton jersey T-shirt with the SkySMART Dude & Gal t-shirt “See you in 2016”. See picture at left.
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T-Shirt with SkySMART Logo

$75 USD
For your donation, we'll send you an organic cotton jersey T-shirt with our SkySMART logo.
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January 2015
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SkySMART-Shirt & VIP Pass

$99 USD
SkySMART T-Shirt and one VIP pass $ 99.00 (including all rides) to the SHWEEB Eco-Ventures Park in Niagara Falls Ontario 2016/17 opening season.
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Thank You Video for You – Now

$100 USD
In a short 30 seconds video filmed from our R&D site, our personal thank you personally for your contribution and will send you the video within 24 hours, weather permitting. You can post on social media or wherever you'd like. If you email us immediately after your contribution, you can make a request for us to include special content (your favourite feature, a shout out to your environmental group, etc.). Send email to Stephen Bieda: s.bieda@shweebcan.com.
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SkySMART glass Pendant

$150 USD
The clear glass used for our SMARTpod windows, have pieces that are left over during the assembly process. So we have reshaped then and placed the SkySMART logo on them. Only one thousand of these units will be produced. You can own a piece of history! You provide the chain. See photo at the left.
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SkySMART Combo

$150 USD
For your donation of $150, you'll receive our SkySMART Combo Pack: Organic T-shirt, large coffee mug, and 3 bumper stickers. See image to the left.
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SkySMART Founders Brick

$199 USD
A Personalized brick in the People Movers Walk, $199.00 leading to the SKYSMART “Future of Transportation” Expo Showcase, plus one t-shirt and 1 VIP all day pass (including all rides) to the Founders Day Celebration in 2016/17.
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SkySMART Combo and 1 VIP Pass

$200 USD
For your donation of $200, you'll receive, one all day VIP pass to the SHWEEB Eco-Ventures Fun Park in Niagara Falls Canada (any day during the 2016 season), plus our SkySMART Combo Pack: Organic T-shirt, large coffee mug, and 3 bumper stickers. See image to the left.
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SkySMART Personalized Brick

$250 USD
For your donation your personalized brick will be located at the Eco-Ventures Fun Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Reserve a brick sooner rather than later! These bricks will physically take up space on the property so we can only sell a limited number of them, and the sooner you purchase a brick, the more likely your brick will receive a preferred placement, such as near the entrance to the future of transportation Expo Showcase.
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Brick/ Shirt/ VIP Pass

$499 USD
A Personalized brick in the People Movers Walk, $499.00 leading to the SKYSMART “Future of Transportation” Expo Showcase, plus four (4) t-shirt and four VIP all day pass (including all rides) to the Founders Day Celebration in 2016/17.
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Your Name on the 1st SMARTpod

$500 USD
Your name on the 1st SMARTpod off the assembly line, that will be on exhibit at the Future of Transportation” Expo Showcase, For your donation of $500, you'll receive your name on the first Smartpod coming off the assembly line, plus one all day VIP pass to the SHWEEB Eco-Ventures Fun Park in Niagara Falls Canada (any day during the 2016 season) (maximum of 500 names).
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4-inch Hyper Composite

$1,000 USD
4-inch Hyper Composite used for the manufacturing of the SkySmart SMARTpods, & 2 VIP passes. For your donation, we'll send you a 4-inch hexagon containing the same finished Hyper Composite surface with the SkySMART Logo. Individually numbered, limited edition, plus two all day VIP pass to the SHWEEB Eco-Ventures Fun Park in Niagara Falls Canada (any day during the 2016 season).
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SkySMART Founder Vacay Package

$10,000 USD
Founder Package: SkySMART Combo Vacation Package, including 4 VIP Founder 2 -Day Pass (spring 2016). Come to our pre-opening celebration weekend; meet the team. For your donation of $10,000, you'll receive: A) Four (4) Founders passes, including all three parks, food and Gala. B) Two nights, two rooms hotel accommodations in Niagara Falls C) 4 - SkySMART Combo Pack: Organic T-shirt, large coffee mug, and 3 bumper stickers
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