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Passengers will be able to digitally hail a laser-guided driverless car for free in London this summer.

Six-seater autonomous electric pods will cruise along the Thames Path and other “pedestrianised environments” in Greenwich, mixing with walkers and cyclists.

Eight shuttles based on the designs of Heathrow’s monorail pods will “intelligently move around” the Greenwich Peninsula, reaching speeds of more than 9mph as part of the £8 million GATEway project investigating the uses and public perceptions of autonomous vehicles.

Today, the first pictures of the final pod designs were released and also footage of the 3D mapping process.

After about a month of public trials, passengers will be able book free rides on the routes via a smartphone app.

Shuttles will have a human safety steward.