@randomross0426 25mph. It doesn't seem that fast until you realize that most forms of public transportation don't have average speeds higher than 20 when they have to stop at every station.
Its' bumpy because the camera can't really rest on anything. The seats are actually quite comfortable for the ride. And, just as a tidbit: The ULTra PRT is $10-15 million USD per mile. Maglev technology, which is still rather confined to Asia and still experimental in some stages, would cost about ten times that. So it probably wouldn't be free to ride, and I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be a personal car :P
@Dalimar PRT is more efficient and uses less energy than buses while being more convenient. Up to 4 passengers use a pod at a time. Pods are available more frequently(2-3x/minute as opposed to 4-6x/hour) than buses so passenger loads are not required to make the system efficient. Buses are only efficient when large numbers of people wait for a bus. The initial outlay is expensive, but operating costs are much lower than buses or trams. The initial outlay is less expensive than trams.
Seems like alot of expended effort, money and energy for the likelihood of a single passenger. Ride also seemed very "rough". Sorry, but I see this as a good idea poorly executed. The expense of this for the likelyhood of single-passenger traffic is a waste.
Secondly they only run when there is a need as opposed to the normal buses which will loop around all the time (perhaps with only one passenger). They are also lightweight and small compared to a buss meaning the roadways etc are less expensive compared to the needs of a bus. Think of the system more like escalators i.e. rather than having a lump of passengers every 15 minutes the system moves passengers in a continual stream instead
So we here in good old Australia love the look of these pods but will we ever get them? Not bloody likely. We don't even have trains that travel between states . . . driving between Sydney and Brisbane is far faster than train travel even though in the real world, trains are much faster than cars. Gee these pods look great . . . congrats Heathrow. Come on Australia.
So much cameras on the way... I think the people in charge of this worry too much the people will do mischief. But then again, I think I share the same worry.
I actually want to see if the thing will stop if something goes in front of it, like say, a person. Or would it just run over it?
I think if I'd designed them, I'd have had a weight apparatus on the axles, so you could tell if they were over-full, or empty. or if someone had left their bag in there.
cool , i would like this systhem everywhere there is a busroute...
they should have had it for the olympics...
the voice is cool , very suiting woman hihihi
stil find it strange though that a british invention implemented on british soil drives on the right.... and not on the left like al transport mmmm never got it becouse i think it could have been a left driven serquit easely....
and part from the bumps that thing goes fast.... faster then you think it wil... i want
Wow those things are cool, yet very strange. It appears to be somewhat of a rough and unstable ride. I would like to see how that system is working on a busy day. Once again, very neat!!
@benobve you have time to sit down before the pod starts moving. very fast for that distance. i like the helpful voice. WVU's pod system doesn't have the voice. she is very helpful.
looks like really poor riding comfort.
neszasenzed 1 month ago
Sweet! Now if only the planes were free.
LegoMovieMan44 1 month ago
Wheeeeeeee........
oleester 1 month ago
When are they going to expand the system to more area around the heathrow airport??
MrSquareart 1 month ago
looks awsome , are they at specific car parks or all of them. and how does it know which terminal your going to?
iDoLiZeDoRdEsPiSeD 2 months ago
Please add to the system to go to more places around the airport!!!!!!
MrSquareart 2 months ago
how fast do they go?
randomross0426 2 months ago
@randomross0426 25mph. It doesn't seem that fast until you realize that most forms of public transportation don't have average speeds higher than 20 when they have to stop at every station.
princekamoro 2 months ago
Logans Run
ilovyousob 2 months ago
I feel sick
ilovyousob 2 months ago
How many languages can the Healthrow pod speak?
8SINO 2 months ago
Do you think that I would be aloud to go to Heathrow just to travel on these things? or would I have to go on a plane????
jammydodger717 3 months ago
The last minite reminded me of the opening sequence to the original Half life game. :)
metafis 4 months ago 3
looks a bit bumpy, should have used maglev.
xDoubleZer00x 4 months ago
@xDoubleZer00x
Its' bumpy because the camera can't really rest on anything. The seats are actually quite comfortable for the ride. And, just as a tidbit: The ULTra PRT is $10-15 million USD per mile. Maglev technology, which is still rather confined to Asia and still experimental in some stages, would cost about ten times that. So it probably wouldn't be free to ride, and I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be a personal car :P
cody7799 4 months ago
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Pivotboi1997 5 months ago
How does it guide itself along the road/track?
Wolfenion 5 months ago
@Wolfenion it uses lasers to measure the distance from the edge.
benobve 5 months ago
I love how they call it a 'Ride'
Pivotboi1997 5 months ago
welcome to the future bitches!
JustCantDraw 5 months ago
This was featured on the CBS News in the USA! Nice concept!
caa1000 5 months ago
Is it free?
jjmarquete 5 months ago
@jjmarquete yes
benobve 5 months ago 14
@benobve nice, i'm just gonna ride around on them all day
nimpo46 3 months ago
@benobve holy f&(@ S@**#!!!!
SuperCoolDude2014 2 weeks ago
@Dalimar PRT is more efficient and uses less energy than buses while being more convenient. Up to 4 passengers use a pod at a time. Pods are available more frequently(2-3x/minute as opposed to 4-6x/hour) than buses so passenger loads are not required to make the system efficient. Buses are only efficient when large numbers of people wait for a bus. The initial outlay is expensive, but operating costs are much lower than buses or trams. The initial outlay is less expensive than trams.
rdberg1957 5 months ago
that is amazing
arkor7 5 months ago
wow, that looks incredibly bumpy...
chrisbryanprods 5 months ago
If there is no driver. Why do they have lights front and back..?
SprucePlywood 5 months ago
@SprucePlywood So people can see them coming at night I guess
sazzlysarah 5 months ago
The future is here, now!
passtheparcel2008 5 months ago
Nice video, all u need is the image stabilisation to tidy it up (freely available from youtube)
Look forward to seeing a "smooth verson".
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Parcel
passtheparcel2008 5 months ago
awesome..
dancepro67 5 months ago
Seems like alot of expended effort, money and energy for the likelihood of a single passenger. Ride also seemed very "rough". Sorry, but I see this as a good idea poorly executed. The expense of this for the likelyhood of single-passenger traffic is a waste.
DalimarBlackheart 5 months ago
@DalimarBlackheart Well, the pods take 4 persons per pod.
Secondly they only run when there is a need as opposed to the normal buses which will loop around all the time (perhaps with only one passenger). They are also lightweight and small compared to a buss meaning the roadways etc are less expensive compared to the needs of a bus. Think of the system more like escalators i.e. rather than having a lump of passengers every 15 minutes the system moves passengers in a continual stream instead
KA50Oakes 5 months ago
So we here in good old Australia love the look of these pods but will we ever get them? Not bloody likely. We don't even have trains that travel between states . . . driving between Sydney and Brisbane is far faster than train travel even though in the real world, trains are much faster than cars. Gee these pods look great . . . congrats Heathrow. Come on Australia.
2WAYFM 5 months ago
Heathrow? Why are the pods driving on the right side (the correct side) of the road? Americans must have built it. :-)....
erbanassault 5 months ago
@erbanassault
Made in America? On second thought, perhaps I'll walk.
IcyGamma 5 months ago
The voice should come with a Pakistani accent.
stoppie999 5 months ago
crikey they go at some speed.. impressive
AtomicFuse1 5 months ago
Cool, but they should've made the pods look like the Tardis from Dr. Who
pricklyphlox 5 months ago
what happend if you go in close the door but change ur mind and u want to change the place u want to go are you locked in there? lol
ndgh209 6 months ago
Very cool. Very "Logan's Run".
carlsmallfish 6 months ago
That's sweet. I want to go there just to ride one!
JeanBonnet007 6 months ago 12
@JeanBonnet007 me to...lol but wont there be guards there saying only if you have a parking ticket
steve29112 3 months ago
@steve29112 there are no guards
benobve 3 months ago
So much cameras on the way... I think the people in charge of this worry too much the people will do mischief. But then again, I think I share the same worry.
I actually want to see if the thing will stop if something goes in front of it, like say, a person. Or would it just run over it?
zaghy2zy 6 months ago
@zaghy2zy im pretty sure they would put sensors in for things like that
zacker2000 5 months ago
theres a better invention called a tram
mattsayshalo 6 months ago
@mattsayshalo Does it go exactly where you want to go without stopping?
robertweinberg1993 6 months ago
Very cool, I wish that they had these everywhere.
YASimonHova 6 months ago
where can i find them on terminal 5
Jimwoodward1212 7 months ago
@Jimwoodward1212 Go to one of the car park lifts, and go to the floor labelled bissness parking, and then walk to the end of the car park.
benobve 7 months ago
I think if I'd designed them, I'd have had a weight apparatus on the axles, so you could tell if they were over-full, or empty. or if someone had left their bag in there.
neuralwarp 7 months ago
cool , i would like this systhem everywhere there is a busroute...
they should have had it for the olympics...
the voice is cool , very suiting woman hihihi
stil find it strange though that a british invention implemented on british soil drives on the right.... and not on the left like al transport mmmm never got it becouse i think it could have been a left driven serquit easely....
and part from the bumps that thing goes fast.... faster then you think it wil... i want
xfilethe 7 months ago
OMG SO AWESOME!!!!
joeyollie123 8 months ago
Wow those things are cool, yet very strange. It appears to be somewhat of a rough and unstable ride. I would like to see how that system is working on a busy day. Once again, very neat!!
neaelevator 8 months ago
@neaelevator I think you'll find that the ride is smooth, the camera is probably a cell phone with very little tolerance for any movement...
olden89c 6 months ago
Lol , you an start wheneven you want ? 'Clicking start ? Thats like a lift :D
funcik1 8 months ago
@funcik1 The reason you have to press start when the doors have closed is so that people can't make the pods move with nobody in them.
benobve 8 months ago 3
@benobve you have time to sit down before the pod starts moving. very fast for that distance. i like the helpful voice. WVU's pod system doesn't have the voice. she is very helpful.
Balarick 8 months ago