Ride on Autonomous Pod in Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 | 2024 Revisit

[@xxxxjet1982xxxx]

That pod at the end looked like it was attacked by a mob of toddlers armed with crayons! 😂

[@MarcoDeLuca-d4m]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@farab4391]

When I first saw it in the thumbnail I thought it hit someone and it was blood splatter. It's not a good look.

[@markwright3161]

What else do you expect from the people who thought these were better than a few narrow gauge trains? :)

[@haslinjas1075]

what is that? is that vandalism ?

[@markwright3161]

@@haslinjas1075 It does look like vandalism. That's what I thought when I saw the thumbnail of this video too. It might actually be a deliberate design though, done by the owners/operators of it. I don't know if it's to discourage vandalism, 'oh, look someone got here first', or if they're advertising encouraging children to make a mess for 'creative unlocking' or whatever the pretentious 'art' folk would call it.

[@mallikea7320]

"Good morning and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System. This automated train is provided for the security and convenience of the Black Mesa Research Facility personnel."

[@user-yl1xy5eg7b]

Quoth the Red Queen's underling! (Well, nearly...)

[@originalscottfree]

Exactly what I was thinking also.

[@нектохомяков-ш7э]

You Tube channel is an actually part of Black Mesa too, but you still there

[@standardnerd9840]

Do you get a free crowbar with every ride?

[@HanakoFairhall]

Okay, that *is* a good one 😏

[@miketuggle9273]

Welcome to Johnny Cab!!!

[@hotfightinghistory9224]

ROFL that was the first thing I thought of when I saw this :)

[@phoenixman8569]

Hell of a day isn't it!!!

[@kotnapromke]

"Мне надо кормить пятерых детей!"

[@mjackstewart]

Jennie Cab! 😅

[@wmst5065]

_"We hope you enjoyed the ride!"_ KABOOM!

[@So1othurn]

Suddenly you find yourself being taken into a underground military base where there are people in lab coats to greet you, and you would be like,"......what."

[@GentlemanCockroach]

“Hello, Gordon!”

[@moco3624]

"We've been expecting you. "Please, have a seat."

[@ryanawilson8549]

Wheelchair Accessible even. Fantastic.

[@markorollo.]

I really hope we get these as regular public transport some day, I'm a wheelchair user and live near a tram system, which is great and means I can get around easier but it would be nice to be able to avoid a crowded tram sometimes. I would even have one for my own personal vehicle if I could lol.

[@Teeveepicksures]

Now THIS is Pod Racing

[@larrybradshaw908]

I’m from the USA, but I've ridden the PODS several times. They work 24/7 and only cost about $6.00, (one way)…compared to a taxi covering the same route which costs about $20.00!! They're VERY Efficient and have been in place about 6 years. …although the last time I rode in them they had zero graffiti on them. …life is not perfect. Best Wishes!!

[@Motionbuck]

I think its childrens artwork theyve put on the vehicle, but yes it does look like graffiti!

[@itskittyme]

dude, it's clearly a childrens work lol

[@libbyjett3471]

Does it go to all the terminals at Heathrow ?

[@MarcoDeLuca-d4m]

yeah, always someone out there mucking things up

[@Motionbuck]

@ so it’s actually children’s drawings that have been printed on as a design, but unfortunately it just looks like graffiti!

[@dep7229]

I would have to seriously resist the urge to just sit in that thing all day going forwards and backwards this looks like so much fun 😂

[@TriKittah]

If you ever are at Bush Intercontinental Ariport in Houston, TX, they have an underground tram that goes through all of the terminal sections for the cost of parking. The kids and I ride it for a couple of hours every time we visit family down in the area. The one that runs outside is only available if you have flights leaving from certain terminals, though.

[@richardlew3667]

​@@TriKittahI have vi id memories of my sister and I getting separated at the station.

[@TheR3alBoazB]

Oh i can take away that urge for ya: its not free 😉

[@mbcommandnerd]

Yeah, from what I’ve heard, they don’t particularly like it if you make more than two round trips on one of these pods back-to-back. There’s security cameras lining the tracks, so they’ll know if someone’s spending too much time in one.

[@dep7229]

@@mbcommandnerd damn it 😂

[@AmbientWalking]

This is absolutely beautiful and I just want to thank you for sharing your life with us.

[@stuartthurstan]

Holy shit! That thing gets up some speed!

[@francescaa8331]

I was surprised. I thought it would be going about 5 kmh

[@daveswinfield]

Yes, 25 kph can seem quite scary in a tin/plastic can.

[@michaelsteinbach]

Designed to travel at 25MPH (40KPH)

[@causticchameleon7861]

Oh wow! I wish we had those at Hartsfield International airport here in Georgia.

[@spiritualdeath101]

I live locally to Heathrow and I'm going up there just to ride this for fun !

[@Revdrwilliam]

When are u going 🤣

[@glitchFan2428]

@@spiritualdeath101 I hope you've done that now! I live a few hours up north in Manchester 😅

[@bullzdawguk]

With all due respect; I suspect you don't partake in fun activities very often. KIDDING! 🤣 It wouldn't be out of place in the 70's sci'fi, "Logan's Run".

[@spiritualdeath101]

@@bullzdawguk you are correct; I don't get out much - the weather is so gloomy. Mooched round T5 again yesterday - low cloud meant no plane taking-off could be seen at the end of the runway except the 380.

[@bullzdawguk]

@@spiritualdeath101 I'm near Manchester, it's been foggy up here as well. I can see the appeal of visiting an airport for the vibe. I've found large airports across the globe all share the same vibrant atmosphere.

[@coondogtheman]

I like how the "track" is simply a footpath like for pedestrians.

[@explorer47422]

But is also heated to prevent snow and ice build-up

[@coondogtheman]

@@explorer47422 Smart. Wish this type of transport was where I live.

[@awesometwitchy]

@@coondogthemanNot necessarily. It’s still rubber on pavement (high maintenance) and 6 seats are going to be quite inadequate during traffic hour, especially if people have suitcases. A person in a wheelchair would take up 1 pod by themselves.

[@IMayOrMayNotBeNoelG]

That was super cool. I wish my city had a transit system like that. That paint job on the front of the pod at the destination was an unfortunate choice.

[@SraTacoMal]

It's graffiti, I think.

[@alexander2685]

Looks like a pod from the vintage movie logans run.

[@glennmartin8664]

"You are going to... Carousel. Press 'Renew' to begin your journey..."

[@JennyFromThePark]

Vintage movie… I feel so old now 😭🤣

[@toidIllorTAmI]

This is so unbelievably cool! I wish LA had these but they'd probably look like Total Recall's taxis...

[@ShenandoahShelty]

At $70 per day to park. I'm surprised there's not a champagne dispenser.

[@xr6lad]

At $70 per day I’d want a carriage drawn by 6 white horses to take me to the terminal!!!

[@idkjames]

Jeez😢. I thought JFK parking was bad. Pretty sure you could Valet plus more services for that

[@alwaysalibrarian]

Costs more than that in downtown Chicago and you still have to walk through a dark, smelly, creepy garage to find your car.

[@googlespluslort4746]

Good morning, And welcome to the Black Mesa transport system.

[@Timeless80]

With the strong possibility that Las Vegas will have a 2nd major airport, this time out in the desert something like this would be a huge hit.

[@djsUltra]

Really cool that they tried to push the boundaries with this one instead of going with something boring and conventional.

[@janeteastwood3481]

Oh would so love to try those out

[@glitchFan2428]

@@janeteastwood3481 it's free to try out as long as you don't exit at the carpark

[@janeteastwood3481]

@ thanks, if I visit London in the future I will put on my list of things to do, always wanted my own personal train 😉

[@glitchFan2428]

@@janeteastwood3481 I think you'll like it 😀

[@nottelling8129]

you’d think that the designers of that livery would’ve realized when looking at it that it looks like someone got hit, but i guess that didn’t cross their mind.

[@6yjjk]

Especially when there are signs saying that the pods can kill!

[@briancorso5241]

Maybe they did 😊

[@LNT_Adventures_SG]

The front and back of the pod reminds me of C751A windows on the left and right at the ends of the trains

[@glitchFan2428]

I see what you mean 😁

[@travismcgee9333]

this looks really fun and cool

[@Omegajunior2658]

Wow that looks really cool. I've never seen anything like that before in my entire life. It looks like sort of an amusement park ride. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@SprigatitoFennekinPretty]

近未来的過ぎて良いですね👍🏻

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

This makes me want to ride this again. I have several videos of these pods on KZbin already, but it would be fun to go back and just ride and enjoy!

[@timheersma4708]

Warp factor 1...engage ! 😆

[@gehstur7150]

I was waiting for the voice to say: this pod is inbound from... Level 3 dormitories... to sector C testlabs.

[@glitchFan2428]

It does have that kind of vibe!

[@NobbingNobby]

Slightly reminiscent of the car from Woody Allen’s film ‘Sleeper’.

[@handyandy6050]

An orgasmatron on wheels.

[@johnniebarker5368]

i would love to ride that train, its an adorable mini train.

[@azertycraftgaming]

Train with no rails and only one car. Is it really a train

[@Chanqaijerr]

Is kinda cute Also the fact I just watched another video on this earlier today

[@glitchFan2428]

@@Chanqaijerr ooo nice

[@kevinlucas8437]

I love it, private and efficient !!!!

[@resketless]

Fast and shakey journey to selected stop station

[@glitchFan2428]

Yeah 5 minutes is not too bad

[@robertphillips6296]

I like it!

[@garfstiglz3981]

Fascinating video, especially the fact the pods are on tyres and the speed it accelerates to once it leaves the station. I just wanted to verify that it was going to pod parking station A, I don't think it said it enough? 😂😂

[@UpendraECP]

I Always see this many times but I hope I could take it next time as I didn't went there but I hope other countries can make this in the future..

[@glitchFan2428]

It's well worth the experience, try it out if you get the chance 😀

[@TheRoadTripChannel]

What a fabulous idea! 💡🤓

[@ian020881]

I appreciate they had to put the extremely rarely used and very opaque escape hatch somewhere, but did it HAVE to replace the windscreen? I got travel sick and had to bug out, and so did the camera 4mins in.

[@user-et2fj8xm5l]

Looks like scene from Logan’s run

[@DatOrangeBus]

It looks so futuristic America needs this

[@HauntFreak13]

These things would be covered in graffiti in America within a month

[@TB-jq5cr]

that's really cool glad I saw that.

[@LisaMarieMJ]

I thought it was the People Mover at first, til it took off!

[@progressrail2646]

I like that small Train 💙

[@scanadaze]

Cool. Private subway car. It's about time.👍

[@jamezfantasy7344]

Amazing!

[@incredingo]

amazing. i love it.

[@LadyG.]

Reminds me of the airtrain - Orlando FL, USA. At least I think it was there, lol.

[@Iamgroot9170]

Cool. Waiting for Godzilla.

[@kiwisunshine9631]

That was fun!

[@SamSitar]

it looks great. they should extend it.

[@markylon]

Why? It goes to and from the Exec Parking, there is NO Need to extend it

[@apocalypticweasel9078]

@@markylon couldn't anyway the company that built it went bust during its construction Heathrow purchased the company just to finish it then closed it down.

[@markylon]

@@apocalypticweasel9078 That maybe the case, but the comment about extending it seemed a bit pointless as it was built for one purpose, there is no need to extend it. A bit like saying, "I love Tower Bridge, they should extend it".

[@apocalypticweasel9078]

@@markylon Well as i worked on T5 construction and saw the proposed plans of extension to that very system, along with the proposed expansion and integration to all the new terminals including T6 and T7. And having worked there for 15 years i can tell you it was down to be integrated across the whole airport in time but like i said the company went bust BAA purchased it to finish off the current system and shut it down. It was never intended to only serve the poor executives, it was intended to serve everyone. I use the term poor cause the real rich have their own private terminal at T5 and can get driven right to the aircraft via limo.

[@CJLinOHIO]

Crazy Cool 👍🏼💯%

[@grahamariss2111]

It is a neat solution but the problem is the limited capacity of this system compared with a two track metro that can handle up to 60K passengers an hour this sort of solution will struggle to handle 2000 an hour, less than 5 large wide bodied jets.

[@petero6471]

This system basically connects a parkinglot for about 5000 cars to terminal 5. So there is no need for 60K/h passengers to and from this parkinglot. Most passengers indeed take the train or underground into London (or somewhere else in the UK) or a connecting flight.

[@grahamariss2111]

@petero6471 True, but the problem with this system is that it is very expensive when compared with the alternative with similar 2000 passenger per hour capacity like a bus, but most of all the reason these type of high tech solutions to an already solved problem prove so expensive and short lived is that unlike a bus, tram or train you cannot source replacement from alternative suppliers, you are locked into this one manufacturer for everything for ever and a massive infrastructure cost to opt to an alternative.

[@larrybradshaw908]

I’ve used them several times, and I've never seen a line for them. They never seem to be too busy.

[@petero6471]

@@grahamariss2111 Running a bus service from 4AM till midnight also has costs (mainly labor) . Vendor lock-in is ofcourse a whole other argument. One I'm not really qualified to discuss as I have no idea who designed and build these pods.

[@grahamariss2111]

@petero6471 Yes, but if you check the service they offer the out of hours service is covered by a shuttle bus. The issue I assume is the need to have people on hand to safely get people from the pod and track area in the event of a breakdown.

[@user-yl1xy5eg7b]

"Thank you for using Johnny Cab!"

[@tadduncan8697]

Plot twist. They went to Pod Parking Station B.

[@michaelmartens6277]

reminds me of the opening sequence to Half Life. Really cool

[@andraanzano8378]

This is right out of Logan’s run

[@eliot6836]

This is futuristic

[@DPaulPa]

Just what the world needs.

[@vortex19464]

I wonder what Pod Parking station we're headed to.

[@paullenoue8173]

Sad thing is, even with all the destination announcements you _know_ there's a certain percentage of people who will panic halfway through and yell "I wanted to go to Station B! Abort! Abort!"

[@vortex19464]

@@paullenoue8173 🤣

[@gcr1]

That was intense. 🤔

[@markdi2]

Wow it really moves out

[@stacypalmer1985]

Very cooolll ❤❤❤

[@ethanpfleger8121]

Imagine taking those to get to places where you need to go! That would be cool and futuristic! 🙂

[@sgbuses]

I wonder for how many more years would this last? This is one of the lucky ones that actually got off the ground and operational. Many similar projects were simply left abandoned even after completion.

[@glitchFan2428]

I think this is the only one in existence, in the UK at least?

[@sgbuses]

@@glitchFan2428 I'm inclined to think the same as well - all I remember was video recommendations about abandoned ones in Europe.

[@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x]

​@@sgbuses I think that was one in France or Belgium. Cost of upkeep must be quite high.

[@sgbuses]

@@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x And Germany I guess

[@barbarabos9625]

We have a few of those as well. I use them almost every day. Rotterdam has them. It better than 17 minutes walking. If I use one, I have to walk for 5 minutes.

[@danielranc8963]

Sad that they forgot to put suspensions. A rocky ride.

[@dj94545gaming]

Which podcast parking station was he going to again?

[@blackwolf1379]

C'est génial 😊

[@scottsienkiewicz8371]

Very nice!

[@nicolewembley3093]

Impressive

[@steady_94]

Where were you going again? 😂 Pod parking station A??

[@glitchFan2428]

@@steady_94 iS tHaT oKaY? 😅😅😅😅

[@dragoneyeshatesg00gle76]

Those make the NY subway seem like a smooth ride. Better not suffer from motion sickness and ride these!

[@JosephRaiti]

I wish all airports had this kind of transportation.

[@markorollo.]

I wish everywhere did!

[@cherylsemrau7100]

I wish we had these in Canada.

[@L33tSkE3t]

Whoever designed the Artwork for the POD at 6:03 was clearly not thinking or, and I’ll use a British phrase, they were having a laugh…

[@TheObserver3]

Apparently we are going to pod parking station A, could have made that a little more clear ya think 😂.

[@Zoomer30_]

Crazy to think that we can in fact make an actual Johnny Cab now

[@ltz1437]

Hi, would be a great idea to do a comparison between express bus SL9 and the Elizabeth line from Heathrow T2/3 to Hayes & Harlington Station. Price difference is a whopping £5.15 (£5.35 during peak hours) Also consider trying bus 278, the non express alternative to SL9 for that sector

[@glitchFan2428]

Perhaps that's something I could try when I'm next in London. I usually make the trek down from Manchester once a year

[@tilsr2556]

Do this pods ride only outside part of Airport or also inside the transite zone?

[@BrimHawk]

Oh, so NOW you drive on the right.

[@Enysgiant]

At 6:13 that pod was crazy drawn on !!!!

[@breebw]

Indeed, if people can get to it to deface it so easily, what else can be done to sabotage it.

[@esztermarton8755]

Its sad people need to destroy everything...

[@mikemainer3009]

Guarantee you wouldn't find this criminal defacement in a Shite Muslim country, because the "artist" would find himself with a missing hand.

[@NightmareKato]

It's a vinyl wrap, silly. It resembles crayons. ​@@esztermarton8755

[@NightmareKato]

​@@breebw it's a vinyl wrap. Look closely at the seams

[@GarfieldtheDestroyer]

POD PARKING STATION A

[@ABTrainsYT]

It’s almost like a toy tbh 😂

[@WildWildWeasel]

funny thing is that I remember there being toy models of these

[@matthewjohnston3195]

There was something like this in a James Bond film.

[@garrettsaurer8652]

Are these notorious 4 hanky panky cuz of the tinted windows?

[@MarcoDeLuca-d4m]

now that's handydandy....

[@BransonandBeyond]

“There goes the monorail!!!”

[@dashcam7899]

It looks like in the future 🙂👍

[@michaelz.7140]

it would be cool if they had a few stops at the car park like row 1 row 10 row 20 every 10 rows to make sense if the pod system.

[@GhostDiamond]

Super sprawa

[@cookiesroblox6759]

Do3s it take you from the carpark to airport & airport to carpark.. it looks fun

[@loeb1]

Should do clear windows full view ..going forward

[@itsmephil2255]

Minority Report transport is getting there 😂

[@DoktorJava]

These little things are so cute! Aren’t they driving on the wrong side though? lol

[@stashoneill]

I’m so jealous. We have autonomous trains at Toronto’s airport but, the pods are way cooler.

[@edstar7894]

@stashoneill Toronto airport and transit system is very impressive. I did Heathrow, JFK, to Toronto recently. Heathrow and Toronto very futuristic, and JFK like going back to 70’s. The cost of transit in Toronto to city was remarkably cheap compared to uk. The fast transit to London city from Heathrow can cost £70 one way.

[@TheMainTrain2]

Reminds me of the C751A Btw Maxson will you consider filming the pod ride in the other direction (Pod Station A to T5)

[@glitchFan2428]

I might do at some point 😀

[@PaladinKonrad]

First pod: How London wishes it could be. Second pod: How London is.

[@STANEC5929B]

​ So Maxson, compared to your 2019 ride, what would you say is different and better?

[@glitchFan2428]

@@STANEC5929B I think it's more or less the same, although the exterior of some pods have been wrapped in artwork

[@STANEC5929B]

@@glitchFan2428 Always great to hear positive feedback! Thank you so much for your honesty, Maxson!

[@glitchFan2428]

@@STANEC5929B no worries

[@ryanjohnson3615]

Had the "already parked" pod (at the end of the ride) been vandalized?