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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→

Bloomberg TV Report on Pods including Ultra Global's Heathrow pod

Bloomberg TV Report on Pods including Ultra Global’s Heathrow pod

Ultra Global’s Heathrow pod Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system has been included in a short report by Technology Reporter Rachel Crane that asks the question ‘Are luxury pods the transportation… Read the Rest→

Engineering & Technology Magazine video report on Heathrow pod and PRT

Engineering & Technology Magazine video report on Heathrow pod and PRT

Representatives from Ultra, Heathrow Airport and Arup took part in a short film chronicling the benefits of the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system deployed at Heathrow and the potential for… Read the Rest→

Heathrow pod receives Green Apple award

Heathrow pod receives Green Apple award

Ultra Global and Heathrow Airport were delighted that the Heathrow pod was awarded a coveted International Green Apple Award in front of an international audience at a ceremony at the… Read the Rest→

UK Minister Lord Green Visits the Heathrow pod

UK Minister Lord Green Visits the Heathrow pod

Ultra Global were recently delighted to host Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment as he visited the company’s Heathrow pod personal rapid transit (PRT) system. In addition… 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→

Traffic Management: Road versus Rail

Traffic Management: Road versus Rail

Following the successful IRSE event at Heathrow in May 2012 an article was published in the September issue of The Rail Engineer magazine entitled “Traffic Management: Road versus Rail”.  Heathrow… 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→

BBC Today - Pod travel plan for Bristol enterprise zone

BBC Today – Pod travel plan for Bristol enterprise zone

Automated pods on a guided roadway may be used to transport workers around a multimillion-pound enterprise zone in Bristol. The city council is considering the plan for the business park… Read the Rest→