Noida International Airport to Offer India's 1st Pod Taxi

What are POD taxis? POD taxis (Personal Rapid Transit) are used as a means of public transport in many of the developed countries like the UK, Abu Dhabi, Netherlands, etc.

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Pod Taxis are small automated cars that operate on a network of specially built guideways. Since they do not interfere with the road traffic, they ensure nonstop point to point travel and are pollution free vehicles.

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The driverless POD taxis to be introduced will use solar energy and have a carriage capacity of 15,000 people per hour. Each car can carry around 6 passengers.

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Being fully automated and environment friendly, POD cars may be a game changing technology in the city. It is a congestion free system without any interference with the road traffic, thereby causing no delay.

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The Noida International Airport near New Delhi is being built from scratch in phases and is expected to cater to 30-50 million passengers per year.

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Pod Taxi initiative is expected to be finalized by the conclusion of 2024.The project is anticipated to cost approximately 810 crore rupees.

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