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Ultra Global and Taiwanese partners to carry out landmark study into Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

Ultra Global and Taiwanese partners to carry out landmark study into Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

Ultra Global is delighted to announce that it has signed a contract with its partners China Engineering Consultants Inc (CECI) to carry out a feasibility study into the deployment of… Read the Rest→

Heathrow announces plans for an additional Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system

Heathrow announces plans for an additional Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system

Ultra Global are delighted to see that plans for an additional Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system at Heathrow have been included in Heathrow Airport Limited’s business plan for the next… Read the Rest→

2012 for Ultra Global

2012 for Ultra Global

It’s been another ground-breaking year for the Ultra Global pod system. The system at Heathrow has carried over 500,000 passengers to date, with passengers continuing to rave about its speed,… Read the Rest→

Ultra Global Heathrow pod hits new milestone

Ultra Global Heathrow pod hits new milestone

Ultra Global PRT’s Heathrow pod has marked the anniversary of its 500,000th passenger riding the transport system in its first hugely successful 18 months of operation – to the plaudits… Read the Rest→

Heathrow pod’s latest Rt Hon fan

Heathrow pod’s latest Rt Hon fan

Heathrow pod’s latest fan, the Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development hopped on board a pod at Terminal 5, at the beginning of his UK… Read the Rest→

Ultra recognised at UK National Transport Awards

Ultra recognised at UK National Transport Awards

At the award ceremony which took place in London on the 11th October, Ultra Global’s Heathrow pod was Highly Commended in the ‘Most Innovative Transport Project’ category of the National… Read the Rest→

Ultra recognised at Light Rail Awards 2012

Ultra recognised at Light Rail Awards 2012

At the award ceremony which took place in London on the 3rd October, Ultra Global’s Heathrow pod was Highly Commended in the ‘UK Project’ category of the Light Rail Awards… Read the Rest→

Ultra Global PRT’s Innovation Skills Awarded Yet Again.

Ultra Global PRT’s Innovation Skills Awarded Yet Again.

Ultra Global PRT, the creators and operators of the Heathrow pod, the unique driverless, electric powered new transport system has just received the “Innovation of the Year” award at the… Read the Rest→

Ultra Global to represent UK manufacturing excellence at Science Museum

Ultra Global to represent UK manufacturing excellence at Science Museum

Bristol based Ultra Global PRT has been selected to take part in an exhibition demonstrating the very best of British manufacturing this summer. Beating competition from hundreds of UK companies,… Read the Rest→

Pods get bigger and better, year on year

Pods get bigger and better, year on year

What transport system has carried 370,000 new passengers this year? Can boast service reliability better than 99%? Hasn’t suffered from increasing petrol prices? Not been affected by transport disputes or… Read the Rest→