A recent invention has now been brought to light, after previously being something talked about for the foreseeable future. The driver-less pod, will now be the newest method of transport out there, as of 2017. For £2, passengers from Milton Keynes (MK) railway station, will be able to be transported to their destination, travelling at 12mph. This will then allow the public to be able to access shopping, offices etc. within a mile of this railway hub more easily. In addition, each pod is geared up with modern cameras and sensors, to avoid causing harm to other pedestrians.
On the other hand, the burning question is whether pods will ultimately be successful. Programmed using GPS, the MK driver-less pod avoids set routes that the pods installed in Heathrow Airport at Terminal 5 use. Since the pods at Heathrow started being used in 2011, the MK project aimed to help push forwards this inspiring concept of a driver-less pod, allowing us to use them in the street and therefore “completing the jigsaw of our transport system”.
Not only are they are a solution to transport, they are seen by many as a measure to reduce Britain's output of carbon emissions. It has also been idealised that this new method of transport will bring a high number of skilled jobs to the people of Britain through the technology industry.
Nevertheless, only time can tell whether this technology will prove even more successful than it has done previously, which could then expand to us seeing thousands being produced to use throughout the UK within the next decade.
References:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/milton-keynes-introducing-driverless-public-transport-pods-by-2017-8925119.html
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY and SOCIETY
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