#tansportation

The Heathrow Pod at Terminal 5 reminds me of something from Disney's Tomorrow Land. But this thing is real. 

Every pod carries up to 5 passengers. The pod is driver-less and is controlled by a centralised computer system. Passengers board the pod and specify the destination. The system will then coordinates with all the traffic and drives the passenger to the destination automatically.

Note that the pods are also track-less and sensor around the lower perimeter of the pod calculates the pod's distance from the edge constantly and determine if any change of course is needed. 

Problems with fees having to pay for public parking,

Public systems organized claim of public masses,

In which the fat man claims a fee that starts out small,

Always a fee for raising in keeping of maintenance,

Then jobs, demands, building expenses and blah blah blah

It always goes up a small percentage the greed sees no end

For public use they say, a small fee each year they raise

Like reforming taxes claiming for public service,

Until so high driving away of the masses.

Just a small fee which pays the check for private lunchins,

Their Hy-bread cars, their fancy suits, bow ties, and dresses

Sophisticated classes lacking any ounce of compassion,

Within a small percentage their consciousness tells them,

Wants a growing demand within the middle classes,

Slowly disappearing away, with a small price

Just a small price, just a small fee, still less than a taxis

Though then I’d bet half of the people using transit

High school students, recent graduates, or senior citizens

Nothing to do with parking, part of public transit.

Public systems put in place, corporate America