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Old 18th Dec 2007, 18:29
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PAXboy
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Are driverless pods the future?

No, not the aircraft but on the ground. This today on BBC:

http://www.pprune.org/forums/newrepl...te=1&p=3766905

There are no drivers, no rails, no timetables and no emissions. But, most importantly for passengers, there are no queues.
Welcome to the world's first personal rapid transport system (PRT).
But while these low-energy, driverless pod-shaped vehicles may look like something from sci-fi epic Bladerunner, they are about to become British transport reality.

In less than two years' time, after the opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5 in March 2008, a network of 18 of these four-seater capsules will be ferrying passengers to and from a business car park to the new terminal building.

Don't get me started on why this is only announced to be running a year after T5 opens. OR whether it will open on time. Sorry to be negative, I must have been living in England for too long...
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