passengers in photos
Photos: The bus that doesn't need a driver
Photo Most passengers would react in horror if their bus veered across the road while the driver sat back, hands off the steering wheel. Researchers say such precision docking would help shave precious seconds off of the time... [11 Sep 2008]
Photos: Road testing wi-fi at 320kmph
Photo Passengers with their own wi-fi-enabled laptops (or smart phones) can get internet access during their journey at 2Mbps download and 512Kbps upload rates. The system, which is still in a test phase, only supports 50... [28 Mar 2008]
Photos: Heathrow bags RFID tech to end lost luggage
Photo Passengers can choose to link the details on their luggage's RFID chip to their mobile phone number. About 300,000 pieces of luggage are expected to be scanned during the course of the trial which will cost £150,000. [14 Feb 2008]
Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5
Photo This is the view that will greet air passengers when they arrive at Heathrow's Terminal 5 when it opens on 27 March. In T5 the kiosks form the first 'wave' of the departure process, with passengers being... [13 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo Ground crew can use PCs connected to the IP network to access up-to-date information on flights, passengers who have checked in and luggage issues. This is one of the 96 bag drop points air travellers will be using when... [12 Feb 2008]
Photos: Virgin goes Galactic for SpaceShipTwo
Photo SpaceShipTwo will carry two pilots and six passengers - the Virgin Group has already ordered five of them. Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson (left) and Scaled Composites CEO Burt Rutan show off the final design... [24 Jan 2008]
Photos of the Month - November 2007
Photo This picture shows how a Japanese railway company is using the energy from passengers' footsteps to power its stations. Tim Ferguson visited London's newly reopened St Pancras station to check out what technology... [29 Nov 2007]
Photos: St Pancras steams ahead with new tech
Photo Once passengers have their ticket, they pass through these gates to the Eurostar departure lounge which, among other things, has a wi-fi lounge and digital art installations. This is the main entrance to the newly... [19 Nov 2007]
Photos: High-tech London St Pancras on track
Photo LCR is attempting a different model from the one in which passengers congregate around a single departures board. LCR is also working on a system whereby passengers will receive information about their... [08 Oct 2007]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo T5 will be able to accommodate 30 million extra air passengers per year, making Heathrow the leading passenger hub in Europe. This is the view passengers will get when they first enter the terminal. If... [13 Jul 2007]
Photos: RFID, tablets, handhelds - going down the Tube
Photo Fortunately there aren't any passengers. With the last passengers out of the station the power is turned off and the teams prepare for the night's work ahead of them. Tube Lines is involved in a massive... [01 May 2007]
Photos of the month: April 2007
Photo The service provides broadband access - at speeds of up to 2Mbps - to passengers on the 15 to 20 minute journey to the world's busiest international airport. This month's photo stories have featured some cutting-edge... [27 Apr 2007]
Photos: How Heathrow Express does wi-fi
Photo All Heathrow Express trains have been wi-fi-enabled, providing broadband access to passengers for the entire journey which lasts about 15 to 20 minutes. The wi-fi offering, provided by T-Mobile, lets... [24 Apr 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: Photos of the year
Photo When finished in March 2008, the £4.2bn project will accommodate 35 million passengers every year - half of the 70 million people the other terminals serve. 24 January 2006: silicon.com's Steve Ranger took a trip to... [20 Dec 2006]
Photos: Biometric security comes to Heathrow
Photo The miSense trial at London's Heathrow Airport will use biometric fingerprint and iris scans to screen air passengers on selected Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. To register for... [06 Dec 2006]
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