The first ride video - Heathrow POD terminal to business parking ride

This is most of the ride back from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Business Parking on the new Heathrow Pod (well, not that new because it's been a few years since it was built). They're rounding-up all the people waiting for buses and asking them to try it out and it's not bad - quicker than waiting 15mins at stop 22...

It's all automatic, you have to close the doors and press the 'start' button and off you go - a little slowly at first, but it picks up speed. You access it via level 2 on the right hand side as you are looking at the short stay car park from the terminal.

Supposedly for 5 people, but maybe a little tight for that.

The video misses the bit at the beginning where you have to touch a screen to open the doors to 'your pod' after selecting the parking area you want to go to: 'A' being the station near the parking entrance.

By the way - they have CCTV in them - so watch out!

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Heathrow
• Terminal 5
• Heathrow pod
• Heathrow business parking
• Heathrow short stay
• Heathrow airport
• Heathrow parking
• Transport PRT
• Personal Rapid Transport (PRT)

[SuperGoDad]

In response to a comment, there's nothing stopping you parking in the Short Stay and hopping on one to Business Parking and then back. MIght be cheaper to do it the other way round though considering parking charges at T5!

[MrSquareart]

When they going to expand the heathrow pods to more around the heathrow airport? Plan or just talk?

[brushfuse]

You're in a Johnny Cab!

[sushifornico]

is that free to use?

[perfectgeneral]

This system isn't just for A to B. it supports grid and network systems as dense as routes will allow. You could have them running down every street.

[Balarick]

@trisk77 they should expand. it runs perfectly. looks like 40 mph.

[trisk77]

Nice, very nice, been waiting to see something anything....Thanks!

[planeboy737]

First good vid of it!