Thursday, October 20, 2011

Driverless laser-lit pods transporting passengers


The wait is finally over! Londoners will see a new future unfold with the official launch of automatic and driverless laser-lit pods transporting passengers around Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 from Wednesday.

As of this past Friday, commuters leaving and entering Terminal 5 of Heathrow International Airport will do so via drone pods. The cocooned vehicles navigate the nearly 4 km stretch from Terminal 5 to its expansive parking lot, running along tracks and using laser sensors to avoid any mishaps.The automatic pod, unveiled by Heathrow last month, is the airport’s most innovative transport system. The pods, developed at a cost of £30 million for the last six years,...........

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