I have continued to look into the situation. As I left the debate, the issue was: Do we need concrete guide ways to deploy podcars around the airport? I checked into Ultra's general idea and I looked at MapQuest.
That airport controls a lot of asphalt road around its perimeter, including all of the long term parking. The airport should simply Green Lane all through the airport. Green Lanes are lanes Street Bots with a legal driver's license can use. Then work the quarter mile to First Street, using curbing where needed to separate bots from autos. From there the city might build concrete to get over the freeway.
But, the best of this idea is that the Green Bot Lanes are open to both people and freight. So we stimulate UPS and FedEx to join the Bot parade. Such a green strategy would yield high energy efficiency within the few square miles centered on the airport, including the rail hubs. We get Cargo Bots, Tram Bots, Taxi Bot. Then the City of San Jose can extend the concept to home Delivery Bots.
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