BART says it is on track to replace the current AirBART Shuttle connector to the Oakland International Airport with a driverless Airport Connector Tram at the Coliseum BART Station by Thanksgiving.

The tram, which operates with a $484 million wire cable system, will run every four to five minutes, charging $6 one way. The new cars will carry up to 120 passengers the three miles from the Oakland Coliseum to the airport at a speed of 25 miles per hour.

The current shuttle ride takes an average of 20 minutes depending on the traffic lights during travel. BART estimates the new tram will take 8.5 minutes.

They aim to provide a reliable, scheduled travel system for passengers heading toward the airport and to clear freeway traffic for airport commuters.

“BART has been planning this project for 20 years now,” Media Relations Manager Jim Allison told SF Gate.

“This connector will provide people with guaranteed access to Oakland International Airport instead of driving their vehicles or catching the bus,” said Allison.

Currently 85,000 passengers ride the AirBART Shuttle and pay only $3 each trip. The replacement tram will charge double to fund the maintenance for the tram’s cable system.

“To charge $6 when AirBART was only $3 sucks, but I guess you pay for what you get. I’m excited to see how well it runs,” said BART passenger Deyvian Victorian.

The airport connector is currently in a 30 day reliability test to make sure the self driving car van operate 20 hours a day, according to SF Gate.

If all goes well they’re looking to open it to the public by Thanksgiving, but if not then it will be ready by December.

BART officials are not concerned with problems regarding the increase in fare. Despite being driver-less, the project estimates creating more than 2,500 jobs, according to its website.