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Heathrow Travellers Will Use Robot Pods Heathrow Travellers Will Use Robot Pods
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - Anuradha Menon
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Driverless, battery-powered pod-cars will soon zip passengers around part of London's Heathrow Airport. The manufacturers of the Ultra Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system say it is the world's first public transport to balance the convenience of a taxi with the efficiency of a bus or light rail – albeit only for business passengers arriving at the world's third busiest airport. (Source: New Scientist)
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