Highways, meet future From mag-lev lanes to robotic trucks, engineers seek ways for existing roads to handle more traffic By DANIEL SFORZA The Record (Bergen County, N.J.) Sunday, September 22, 2002 Hackensack, N.J. -- A giant conveyor belt that carries vehicles through the Lincoln Tunnel. A coffin-like tube that transports people using magnetic levitation. Robotic trucks that deliver goods on command -- without a driver. Whimsy or soon-to-be reality? Maybe a little of both. "People have to dream, that's how you get good ideas," said Jeff Paniati, acting director of the federal Intellig...
