Man's video of futuristic Heathrow Airport parking pods leaves Brits gobsmacked

dailystar.co.uk:

Heathrow Airport. Giovanne Ampler, who posts on TikTok @ash.taran, quickly went viral after sharing his experience at the UK airport.

He raked up over 54,000 likes and 200,000 views as he showed the transportation method.In the video, Giovanne approached a high-tech looking tablet in the wall by the car park he used at Heathrow.He selected Terminal 5 as his destination on the tablet and the clear doors beside it opened.A tannoy voice stated: “You’re going to Terminal 5 – is that OK?”After selecting yes, the voice told him to “board your pod for Terminal 5.”The TikTok creator and a friend entered a small, six seater pod with leather seats and sat down.The doors closed around them and hit the close door button.Another tablet told them to press start – a button on the wall – when they were ready to move.The pod them began to smoothly and quietly move taking them to the correct terminal.In the comments, people were wide eyed at the futuristic parking option.One person said: “So cool!”“This reminds me of the Incredibles,” added another.A third noted: “bruh this country is so cool.”“This is brilliant,” said a fourth.The parking pods at Heathrow were actually installed a while ago, but closed during the Covid pandemic.In the comments, people confirmed that they were once again in use.One person wrote: “They are open, I drive past it frequently and see them operating.” And, the Heathrow Airport Pod Parking is one of the cheapest ways to leave your vehicle at the airport.

The costs vary depending on how long you're going away for, but they prove a much better option than the short-stay parking fares.Heathrow calls the Pod Parking "the most unique and convenient way" to get from your car to the airport building.The Pods are an.