Shopping will be propelled by magnetism through a network of pipes under plans to cut the number of trucks on the road.
A British company is planning to build hundreds of miles of pipes to transport goods without worsening traffic and vehicle emissions.
Magway, the engineering start-up, says it has raised more than £1.55 million from investors to fund a trial. A 1.2-mile test track will be built this year.
The company hopes to construct a network of pipes with a diameter of 90cm that would carry goods beneath or above ground.
An electric current will run through a track in the pipe, creating a magnetic wave that propels pods at speeds of 50mph less than half a second apart.
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