The self-driving Wepod test is believed to be among the first in which driverless vehicles are driving on public roads in traffic for extended periods of time. Similar Ultra Pods have been used at Heathrow airport on closed routes for some time and are set to be tried on the streets of London later this year.

Wepod will continue to be tested out on the campus of Wageningen University for the time being. If the testing phase is deemed a success, the Province of Gelderland, which commissioned the project, could expand the route to include other stops in the region and the Ede-Wageningen intercity railway station.

Wepods are fully automated and have no steering wheel or pedals for manual operation. Each has a 6-person cabin with automatic door, wheelchair lift and a range of about 100 km (62 miles) per charge.