London to be first city with driverless transport

Designs for the first driverless vehicles to be tested in London have been revealed, with the £8m ‘Ultra POD’ project to be trialled as part of the TRL-led GATEway driverless car pilot in Greenwich. The pods, which are similar to those that have been used at Heathrow Terminal five for nearly five years, are zero emission and are set to be tested on pavements at Greenwich Peninsula from July.