www.Parctel.com: In the summer of 2008 you will be transported from the N3 Passenger Car Park to the new Heathrow Terminal 5 in an unmanned light rail vehicle - or ULTra (Urban Light Transport). ULTra has been developed to provide an alternative to buses and trains. The ULTra system is an innovative form of PRT (Personal Rapid Transit). It is a system of driverless automatic pods travelling at a speed of up to 25 mph on their own guide-way network, available on demand to passengers.
Heathrow Airport's planned driverless passenger transporter from Car Park to Terminal
ULTra is the product name that Advanced Transport Systems Ltd have given to their innovative transport solutions pod. ATS have started a work programme under contract to BAA which will lead to a Pilot operation at Heathrow. The planned route for the pilot is from the N3 passenger car park to the new Heathrow Terminal 5. The route requires 4.2 km of track including station loops, and 18 vehicles. The guideway will connect into the Multi Story Car Park at T5 to provide a station at the entrance to the Terminal. The system will open for carrying passengers in Summer 2008 following the opening of T5 in March 2008.
Interior detail of ULTra PRT - Heathrow Airport's planned driverless passenger transporter from Car Park to Terminal
ATS Ltd
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