Transportation system including a hovering vehicle

A self powered hovering vehicle, comprising:

• a leading module;
• a plurality of intermediate modules;
• a control system having a communication device configured to communicate with a guidance system adjacent a trackless lane and being configured to guide the vehicle between peripheries of the trackless lane;
• and
• a dispensing system that includes:
• a cavity that stores a surface improving material;
• and
• a dispenser located at a front portion of the vehicle and outside a space defined by an inflatable bead and a surface of the trackless lane, the dispenser being configured to dispense the surface improving material from the cavity onto the trackless lane outside the space and in front of the vehicle while the vehicle is traveling over the trackless lane on an air cushion such that a smoothness of the trackless lane is increased.