KEEPING PEOPLE MOVING THROUGH INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS
has since expanded on this concept with the long-awaited MULTI , which General Manager Javier Sesma has described as “ the first ropeless , cableless , multi-cabin ; multi-direction , scalable and unilateral transportation system , the first in the world .” He adds succinctly : “ In one sentence , MULTI is like a metro in vertical .” The system breaks away from a 160-year tradition of rope-driven elevators , in which the MULTI is able to increase traditional passenger shaft capacity by 50 percent . “ Without ropes , they can be built without any limits in height shape or type of mobility , enabling architects to build taller , more daring structures ,” adds Sesma . “ If we are able to take out the rope , we can fit in more cabins , reduce transportation time and move people into different directions .”
The MULTI would prove advantageous for high-rise buildings , as with most modern skyscrapers ,
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