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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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    And the brethren went away edified.