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BAA is testing out driverless pods as airport parking shuttles at Heathrow. Patrick McDonnell checks out the idea

How an ULTra network might look

How an ULTra network might look

The ULTra test bed at Heathrow

The ULTra test bed at Heathrow

From Space 1999’s lunar shuttle tubes to the driverless cars in Minority Report and the comic pods of Woody Allen’s Sleeper, the concept of the travel pod has long been a staple of science fiction. Now, for airline passengers heading to London Heathrow Airport at least, the travel pod dream is a reality. Until June passengers parking at Heathrow’s N3 business car park who wanted to get to and from Terminal 5 had to use a shuttle bus. But not any more. Now passengers heading...

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