sky tran hí a nutshell is the jetsons come to real life. reportete in a nondescript building at nasa s ames research center a bullet-shaped vehicle creeps down a50-foot metal test track. you re whisked away at a high speed with silence. because sky tran is a passive magnetic levitation veveclcl meaning there s no clitter clatter of wheels, you re riding on a cushion of air. reporter: gliding up to 150 miles an hour, suspended from poles, sky tran is the first in a category called personal rapid transit. the computer-controlled pods pull off the track and into a a station. riders hop in, swipe a card, and select a stop just like pressing a button on an elevator. it combines the flexibility of a car with the experience of riding a train. people don t like driving now because you re stuck in the car, you can t text without risking a ticket or an accident, so with sky tran you ll be able to work while you re traveling. aptop, reporter: sky tran s vp of engineering showed us ho