Airports, city centres, sporting stadiums and other transportation initiatives are all actively moving forward with the application of autonomous transport. Autonomous pods will play a significant role in the future development of transport systems within smart cities, eco towns and villages. AUTO-POD®will make it easier to transport people and cargo efficiently around destinations within cities and towns.
Benefits
- Reduces operators labour costs as no driver is required when operating as AV
- Carbon neutral transportation with zero emissions
- Safer travel for passengers and surrounding pedestrians
- No dedicated route infrastructure required
- Pods can be used to provide advertising opportunities with external graphics and internal displays
AUTO-POD® Range
- AUTO-POD® is available in various seating variants
- Available with windows or without depending on requirements
- Wheelchair accessible (from 4-seater upwards)
- Incorporates features to assist visually impaired passengers
- Full 360-degree panoramic interior screens for displaying external images, landscapes, advertising, entertainment or maps
- AUTO-POD® can be fully customised to desired livery and specification including interior trim and internal/external lighting, graphics etc
Technical Specification
- AUTO-POD® is built around an adaptable spaceframe chassis
- An aluminium superstructure is mounted to the chassis which enables body panels to be fitted
- AUTO-POD® build process allows flexibility to modify the bodywork for different end user requirements
- Powertrain is a high-performance motor with differential driving the rear wheels powered by an underfloor mounted battery
- Stereo colour cameras and light detecting and ranging sensors (LIDARS) located around the AUTO-POD® provide a 360-degree field of vision
- AUTO-POD® autonomous control system (ACS) has been developed entirely in-house
