Hollywood sci-fi movies like Minority Report and iRobot have given us a glimpse at a future with driverless cars and transport system. But this future is far closer than expected. Also Read - Thai Man electrocuted by smartphone plugged into charging at home

To decongest the NH-8 connecting Delhi and Manesar, the road transport ministry has offered the stretch for the country’s first ‘Metrino’ project, EconomicTimes reports. This project essentially includes small driverless pods hung from an overhead network. Also Read - Delhi man uses bathroom to reach safety after laptop on bed causes fire

As seen in above photo, the pods look something out of The Jetsons, and can accommodate up to five people. As mentioned above, these pods are suspended from an overhead network that is around 5-10m above ground, and each pod is capable of travelling at up to 50kmph. Also Read - Delhi gets free Wi-Fi and fast broadband under new 'smart city' project

Once you get into a pod, you can select your destination using either the touch control panel or by voice commands. As per the company’s website, Metrino has a capacity of ferrying 6,000 passengers per direction every hour, and cost and time of per-kilometer development of the network is 50 times less than underground metro.

It would be interesting to see how soon the Metrino dream will come true. In the meantime, you can check out a demo video below.