When construction is finished, vehicle convoy test runs will begin to ensure the smooth running of the road when needed.

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Groundbreaking is scheduled for October (a design turnaround time that is Olympic-sprint quick) with construction to be completed two years later and a big-time test tournament mandated on the course in 2015.

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Since the launch of the test phase in February, the robot has learned to correctly identify half of the construction debris it is fed.

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The bigger test of Britain's taste for windowless pods will come with a new project starting construction this year at the Trocadero, a Victorian building in Piccadilly Circus that was most recently host to an amusement arcade.

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Russell Phillips, Celtic Manor's facilities and construction chief, has made it clear that the course is ready now and should be holding test events soon.

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