I-Heathrow shuttles "iyasuka" ku-Terminal 5

I-Heathrow izosebenza ngokubambisana ne-Westfield Sportscars, kanye ne-Oxbotica, ukuze kuthuthukiswe ama-pods azenzakalelayo amasha okuhlolwa komphakathi kuleli hlobo. Zisebenzisa ngokugcwele amakhono aseBrithani obunjiniyela nama-software, izinkampani ezintathu zizothuthukisa ama-pods akwazi ukusebenza ngokuzimele nangokuphepha emigwaqweni yaseLondon, njengengxenye yephrojekthi yezimoto ezingashayeli ze-GATEway eRoyal Borough yaseGreenwich.

Izinkampani ezintathu, ezijoyine iphrojekthi ye-GATEway njengamalungu emifelandawonye, ​​zizosebenza ndawonye ukuthuthukisa i-Ultra PODS ekhona njengamanje esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Heathrow. Isebenza eTerminal 5 cishe iminyaka emihlanu, lawa ma-pods akhipha i-zero, asetshenziswa ngamabhethri athwale abagibeli abangaphezu kwesigidi esingu-1.5, futhi aqeda isidingo sohambo lwamabhasi angu-700,000 kanye nokuphuma kwawo okuhlobene emigwaqweni yendawo eya esikhumulweni sezindiza. Iholwa yi-Westfield Sportcars, lawa ma-pods manje asezoshintshwa ukuze azulazule emigwaqweni yaseGreenwich ngaphandle kwesidingo samathrekhi azinikele.

Ukwengezwa kwamalungu amasha enhlangano kuletha ingcebo yobuchwepheshe kuphrojekthi ye-GATEway. I-Westfield izosebenza njengomdidiyeli wezimoto nomkhiqizi wama-pods, obhekele ukuklama nokuhlolwa kwezimoto kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi, lapho kunokwenzeka, zakhiwe ngokuhambisana nezidingo zokugunyazwa kohlobo lwamanje. I-Heathrow Enterprises izoba nesibopho sobunjiniyela besofthiwe yezimoto, kuyilapho i-Oxbotica izosebenzisa isisombululo sayo sokuzimela esihlanganisiwe esiqondile, esihlanganisa ukuqoshwa kwemephu, ukwenziwa kwasendaweni, ukuqonda kanye nokuhlelwa kwe-trajectory, ukuze kunikwe amandla ukusebenza okuphephile kwama-shuttles angenamshayeli ngokugcwele e-Greenwich. Izophinde isebenzise uhlelo olusha olusekelwe emafini lokulawula i-shuttle, oluvumela ama-shuttles ukuthi asebenze njengengxenye ye-ecosystem evumelanisiwe, ezilawulayo, egcwele izinhlelo zokusebenza zokubhukha ama-smartphone, ukuqapha kanye nokubika.

USteve Chambers, uMqondisi Wezobunjiniyela Nokuphathwa Kwempahla e-Heathrow uthe: “Iphrojekthi ye-GATEway iyithuba elihle lokubamba amandla obuchwepheshe bethu be-'Ultra POD' obuhamba phambili, osebuvele bususe uhambo lwamabhasi angu-70,000 ngonyaka emigwaqweni yaseHeathrow futhi. okulingana amathani ayikhulu esikhutha ngonyaka.”

USolwazi u-Nick Reed, uMqondisi we-Academy kwa-TRL kanye noMqondisi Wezobuchwepheshe we-GATEway ubeke amazwana; “Ukwengezwa kwezinhlangano ezintathu ezivelele nezihlonishwayo zaseBrithani kumfelandawonye we-GATEway kuqinisa nakakhulu isikhundla se-UK njengomholi wezobuchwepheshe obuzimele. Inkampani ngayinye iletha ulwazi oluningi kuphrojekthi oluzobonakala lubalulekile ekusisizeni ukuqonda ukuthi umphakathi nezimboni zizojwayelana kanjani nokusetshenziswa kwezimoto ezizenzakalelayo endaweni yokuhlola i-UK Smart Mobility Living Lab eGreenwich. Uma izivivinyo ziphumelela, silindele ukuthi lezi zimoto eziwuphawu zizojwayeleka emadolobheni amaningi emhlabeni jikelele.”

U-Julian Turner, oyi-CEO e-Westfield Sportscars wanezela: “Sijabule ngempela ukuba yingxenye ye-GATEway consortium futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuletha ubuchwepheshe bethu obusha, obungasindi, ubuchwepheshe endaweni eyaziwayo nezanyiwe futhi evivinyiwe. Kanye ne-100% ye-British supply chain, singaletha izinzuzo eziningi kuphrojekthi ye-GATEway, kuhlanganise nolwazi lwezinqubo zokugunyazwa kohlobo kanye nomjaho kagesi ohlanzekile othuthukisiwe kanye nobuchwepheshe bezimoto zomgwaqo obungeke buqinisekise ukuthi izivivinyo ze-shuttle ziyimpumelelo, kodwa. ukusiza ukubeka iGreenwich ne-UK phambili ekuhambeni okuzenzakalelayo”.

Iphrojekthi ye-GATEway (Greenwich Automated Transport Environment) iphrojekthi eyizigidi eziyisi-8 exhaswe ngokuhlanganyela yi-Innovate UK kanye nezimboni. Iholwa yi-TRL, enesipiliyoni seminyaka engaphezu kwengu-50 ku-automation yezimoto, iphrojekthi izophenya umbono womphakathi, ukusabela kanye nokusebenzisana nohlu lwezinhlobo ezahlukene zezimoto ezizihambelayo.

Isivivinyo se-shuttle, okungesinye sezivivinyo ezintathu zezimoto ezizenzakalelayo ngaphakathi kwephrojekthi ye-GATEway, sizophenya ukwamukelwa komphakathi kwezimoto ezizihambelayo ngaphakathi kwendawo yokuhamba yasemadolobheni. Ezinye izivivinyo ezizokwenziwa kule phrojekthi zihlanganisa indawo yokupaka izimoto ezizimele kanye nokulethwa okuzenzakalelayo.