BA TRIALS SELF-DRIVING WHEELCHAIRS

BRITISH AIRWAYS HAS BEGUN trialling self-driving electric mobility devices at New York JFK and will soon test them at Heathrow Terminal 5.

It has partnered with Japanese technology firm Whill to provide the chairs, which are equipped with anti-collision technology and allow customers to set their preferred destination using an app. Once they have arrived and alighted from the chair, it will self-drive back to a docking station ready for the next customer. ANA has trialled similar self-driving mobility vehicles at Tokyo Narita, and Etihad Airways has trialled Whill devices at Abu Dhabi.