A new self-driving 'pod' capable of carrying eight passengers at one time around cities and airports will launch tomorrow.
The Pod Zero, which has a range of 60 miles, has been designed transform the way people move around cities by offering transport over the last couple of miles of a journey.
However, anyone in a hurry may need to brace themselves – the futuristic vehicles have a top speed of just 15mph.
The pods, which have been designed by Coventry-based engineering firm RDM Group, are intended to carry passengers over the 'first or last mile of a journey'.
Although they have a range of up to 60 miles, the pods are intended to be used in largely pedestrianized areas rather than on the roads.
They could, for example, be used to carry passengers around in airports, or to help visitors get from place to place in holiday resorts and theme parks.
RDM Group says the pods could also be used to carry students around large university campuses or to help people in shopping centres.
The pods will come in two, four and eight seat varieties and have been built to accommodate wheelchairs.
They are being seen as the 'next generation' of driverless vehicles from the company that has been testing LUTZ self-driving cars in Milton Keynes.
It will unveil the Pod Zero at the Automechanika event at the NEC in Birmingham on Tuesday.
David Keene, chief executive of RDM Group, said the interior of the vehicles hs been fited with video screens to keep passengers entertained during journeys.
He said: 'Pod Zero represents the next generation of pod and features different drivetrain, steering systems and a new striking interior that is dominated by video screens that can play adverts, information videos or just become neutral to showcase the view from outside.
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