London’s Heathrow airport accomplished first test of autonomous airside vehicle CargoPod, with larger scale tests to be done in Gatwick airport in summer of 2018

Briefing

London’s Heathrow airport accomplished first test of autonomous airside vehicle CargoPod, with larger scale tests to be done in Gatwick airport in summer of 2018

April 17, 2018

Briefing
  • First Tests of Autonomous Airside Vehicle – London’s Heathrow airport finished first tests of autonomous airside vehicle, called CargoPod, built by U.K. firm Oxbotica with participation from cargo handling specialist IAG Cargo
  • Airside Vehicle Definition – Vehicles used in airport operations for transporting cargo and people
  • Three and a Half Weeks – Trial took three and a half weeks, and collected 200 kilometers of data that can be used to assess potential use of autonomous vehicles in airports in future
  • Other Autonomous Vehicle Tests – London’s Gatwick airport aims to accomplish world’s first large-scale trial of autonomous airside vehicles in summer 2018, transporting airport’s workers along popular airfield locations

Accelerator
Transportation and Mobility

Sector
Transportation and Logistics

Organization
IAG Cargo, Oxbotica

Source

Original Publication Date
March 28, 2018

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