On
the article “The Future of Urban Transit?” written
by Brandon Griggs is presented a new generation for the common cabs. The pods,
which are a new metropolitan transport systems run on electrical energy, will
be in a not too distant future driven by themselves. Some people who defend the
new transportation system say that it will help to minimize the environmental
impacts and make the trips more convenient. This technology has been tested
since 2011, at London's Healthrow Airport, reducing an overage of 50,000 bus
trips a year. Milton
Keynes, London, is aiming to apply the pods on its streets. The pods, which
would move on the pedestrian walkways, will connect two bustling areas.
According to Geoff Snelson the pods may be requested by smartphones or find in
a pods’ station outside. The pods will have a sort of futuristic designer. They
will have two seats, and a big windshield. Snelson quoted “We want people to be curious about using them”. The first
prototypes have been developed by the British group RDM from Oxford University’s
Mobile Robotics Group. In the beginning they will be driven by humans and work
almost as common cars. The plans for the future are to make the pods
independents of human driver. Built with cameras and sensors the pods will be
able to guide itself throughout the way without collisions. The advocacy group Transport
Systems Catapult with Neil Fulton said that the security has received a
great attention. The first two-seater pods will be tested in the spring, and
with the idea of have more pods operating until the end of 2015.
Technology has been providing this
kind of comfortable to us. Since the first computers were created, computed
systems have invaded everything. Probably everyone has already had some problem
when waiting for a cap or a bus, which sometimes takes hours to pass. This innovation
in the transportation system is fundamental nowadays. It can make the life much
more convenient because of the many benefits that it bring to us.
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