The future of the Slider
The Future | Its Prospects
The aim of german slider GmbH is not only to design and build the most innovative and sophisticated ground-effect vehicles, but also to establish a completely new transport system consisting of sea-based and land-based vehicles.
The Slider is to be developed into an international brand that stands for innovation and the highest technical quality, ecology, sustainability and safety.
The maritime sector will be covered with vehicles in various sizes from 2 to 600-seaters, while 10 to 600-seaters are planned for the land-based vehicles, whereby we are aiming for all vehicles to be completely emission-free.
While we are currently focussing mainly on the maritime sector, the first plans for land-based vehicles are already underway. The Sliders work even better here, as the land surface has no inherent movement like water, and there are even more possible applications than above water. Vehicles with skids and wheels have already been successfully tested.
The Slider is the ideal means of transport for areas and countries whose topographies are characterised by large plains, such as Australia, Canada, China, Russia and many others, as the Slider can connect rivers, lakes and land like no other vehicle. Our vehicles make it possible to build infrastructures quickly and cost-effectively; ideally, 100 kilometres of road can be covered in just one hour.
Another remarkable advantage is the simple and inexpensive maintenance of the routes, whereas roads have to be constantly repaired, rail networks being even more expensive. Furthermore, the Slider ensures that regular services do not have to be cancelled even in the event of flooding. As a result of climate change, more and more rivers around the world are flooding, for example in the vast Amazon region, leading to considerable supply bottlenecks and an increase in the cost of goods. The Slider is the ideal solution to this problem, as the vehicle can travel even at the lowest water levels and, if necessary, over land. The Slider is a great opportunity for emerging and developing countries.
Thanks to its flexibility and efficiency, its speed and the resulting much shorter transport times, it is ideal for opening up rural regions in the shortest possible time. In many African countries, for example, the fertile regions are often 100 kilometres or more away from the major cities, making it almost impossible to cultivate these areas in any meaningful way, as transport takes too long and the routes are too dangerous. This problem can be solved by using the Slider, which would create new production sites and ensure faster transport to the metropolitan markets. This would be beneficial to creating new jobs, a better supply situation and a certain level of prosperity, while at the same time reducing migration to the cities.