1 / 5   Commuting in Dubai can be an experience full of discovery as the city tested the world’s first two autonomous pods, days after it unveiled a design model of Hyperloop. The pods, which can carry a maximum of six people each. were tested by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday. /VCG Photo

2 / 5   Built in Italy by the US-based company Next Future Transportation, the cube-shaped vehicles are powered by electricity with a top speed of 80 km/h. /VCG Photo

3 / 5   The pods are expected to travel on tested routes in the next few years, but should eventually allow for passengers to be picked up near their homes by finding their positions with an app. /VCG Photo

4 / 5   RTA officials said they have allocated 1.5 million dirhams (about 410,000 US dollars) for further research and development of the vehicles. /VCG Photo

5 / 5   To try and make Dubai a city of the future, the government is aiming for 25 percent of its daily transportation to be automatic by the end of 2030. /VCG Photo