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

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a pod that is attached to an aircraft or vehicle, the method comprising:
during flight of the aircraft or vehicle, deploying the pod from the aircraft or vehicle while at an elevation above ground, the pod comprising walls that extend around and form a contained interior space that houses one or more travelers or cargo containers;
determining a landing location for the pod to safely land;
after deployment, prompting the one or more travelers how the pod is to be steered;
while the pod is descending from the elevation and in response to the prompting, controlling the pod from a computing device that is remotely located with the computing device steering the pod towards the landing location; and
landing the pod at the landing location.