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ULTra Robo-Taxi

Posted by michael on from the welcome-to-johnny-cab dept.

irksome writes: "Found a link on msnbc about a driver-less taxi pod. According to the article, the vehicle has begun road tests in the city of Cardiff, Wales. The pod, known as ULTra (Urban Light Transport) could make driver-free transport a reality and not just the stuff of futuristic fantasy."

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  1. Technical Article by jbennetto · · Score: 4, Informative
    For a more technical description of the ULTra, try

    Personal Public Transport

    Lots of discussion of transportation systems, network layout, engineering, control, etc.

  2. Repeat! by CaptainCarrot · · Score: 4, Informative

    Sheesh, don't the editors read /. themselves? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/01/17/131721 8&mode=thread

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  3. Re:Ahh yes by jbailey999 · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Skytrain in Vancouver, BC runs above ground, and most people didn't mind it. Of course, Vancouver's either on quicksand or bedrock, depending on where you're standing, so underground wasn't exactly an option!

  4. Re:AI hype here - why this won't work by proxybyproxy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here it is (in English).

    Several metro lines in Lyons, France are driverless too. Funny, they are the only lines never affected by strikes (of which there are at least 10 a year).

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