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A self-driving taxi has been launched that can reduce traffic jams, reduce gas smoke and the problems of crowded buses will get back into the past.

The car does not need a driver and there are no co-workers on your journey, there is only one button on the wall with the word ' start ' beside it.

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The UK Center for Rapidly Designing Personal Transport (PRT) will have a four-passenger car system next year at Heathrow Terminal 5.

The British Center for Personal Transport (PRT) will design a vehicle for 4 passengers, capable of accelerating up to 25mph (11.17600 m / s), this self-driving car is displayed presented at the London Science Museum.

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A visitor tries to ride this car at the London Science Museum.

4-person cars are displayed at the London Museum of Science on August 11 and will be used next year for passengers traveling by car at the parks and Terminal 5 (airport pickup houses).

The man behind the invention, Professor Martn Lowson, who has a background in transportation and working at Saturn V Rocket, said: ' It will be a transport of this century as a rocket has. in the nineteenth century. '

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Professor Martin Lowson .

He added: ' We believe that our PRT system will change the face of the city in the 21st century and provide optimal forms of transport, environmentally friendly, reduced traffic congestion and reduced traffic. heat.'

Passengers choose where they want to go via a display screen. These cars can reach speeds of 25mph (11.17600 m / s) and can go on narrow roads.

After the destination has been selected, the control system will review the required records and send the message to the vehicle, and then the vehicle will automatically run on the outlined electronic path.

During the journey, passengers can press the button to talk to the operators when necessary.

Dr. Lowson has been working on taxis with the Bristol-Advanced transportation system since 1995.

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Inside the taxi - the control system (left), and the window, look out clearly.

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Comfortable customers in comfortable cabs.

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An experiment on how to run an automatic taxi can work in Birmingham.

At Heathrow, 18 vehicles were purchased to transport passengers and their luggage from Terminal 5 car parks to Terminal (airport pick-up house), and will last 3-4 minutes.

About 500,000 existing passengers are expected to use the Heathrow PRT system each year. Authorities in the city are considering how to arrange these automated taxis. And ATS has also received orders from the US, the Middle East and India.

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An auto-complete taxi.