NO MORE mad sprints across Heathrow to catch a plane: in future, driverless cars will zip passengers around London鈥檚 biggest airport. The system is intended to combine the convenience of a taxi with the capacity of buses or light rail.
The system is undergoing its final tests before opening to the general public, planned for later this year.
The Heathrow Ultra will carry passengers between the business car park and terminal 5 in just 3 minutes. Each 鈥減od鈥� can hold four people and travel at up to 40 kilometres per hour along 4.3 kilometres of dedicated roadway.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 faster and more convenient than buses,鈥� says , originator of the Ultra concept and deputy chairman of Advanced Transport Systems, which is building the system.
