• The ‘No Driver, No Fumes’ taxi of tomorrow

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    This futuristic taxi will have no driver, will not emit any kind of fumes and this will make traffic jams and crowded buses a thing of the past. All this taxi has is a button with the word ‘Start’ written on the wall. The cab was unveiled at the Science Museum in London and it can seat four people at a time. This will be in use next year taking passengers from the car park to the Terminal 5. The brainchild is Professor Martin Lowson who has a background in space travel and has worked on the Saturn V Rocket. These bubble shaped taxis are battery powered and passengers can select their destination from a touch screen. These taxis can travel at a speed of 25 miles an hour and will travel along their narrow road system.


    You have to choose the destination and then the systems logs the request and send a message to the vehicle which then follows the electronic pathway. If you want to speak to the controller there is a button for that also. Heathrow Airport has purchased 18 of these vehicles to transport passengers and their luggage.
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    Posted in Topics:Transport, Tags: , on August 13, 2009