Mounting the pod and counterweights on a sliding mechanism could be helpful, or even the pod alone could be mounted so as to move on a geometric chord line, thus eliminating the counterweights altogether. Steering is usually done by controlling the...

Yes, you did understand what I meant: automatic counterweights. For a security system, the pod could just rotate to be at the top so that a thief couldn’t stay in the seat. I don’t know what du costs, but it should be free, since the...

Two words: ”depleted uranium”. If the forward portion of the ’wheel’ guides are filled with depleted uranium, then perhaps the weight would balance out the passenger and ’pod’ weight.... Also, I think that the rear...

Apparently, this is designed for people who have no legs. More silly ideas that are practically useless.