Patent ID: 11953916
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A method of operating a pod that is attached to an aircraft or vehicle, the method comprising:
determining an occurrence of an event with the aircraft or vehicle during flight and while the aircraft or vehicle is at an elevation and while the pod is being carried by the aircraft or vehicle, the pod comprising a contained interior space that houses one or more travelers;
deploying the pod from the aircraft or vehicle during the flight and after the occurrence of the event;
after deployment, displaying a prompt on a display within the interior space on how to steer the pod;
determining that there is not a steering over-ride in response to the prompt and steering the pod from a remote location;
calculating a plurality of landing locations that are located within a predetermined range of the event; and
landing the pod at the one landing location while the pod is deployed from the aircraft.