Axiom Life Pods

The Axiom has a series of thousands of escape pods, which each hold six passengers. They are programmed to return immediately to Earth and are equipped with flares, signal antennae, a parachute, windshield wipers, an inflatable ring to keep them afloat should they land in water and a self-destruct mechanisim, which is used by GO-4 in an attempt to destroy the plant. In the movie, EVE plans to send WALL-E back to Earth in Life Pod 12 because of the trouble he is getting himself into. However, WALL-E wants Eve to go with him, and while they are "arguing", GO-4 comes to the very same pod bay. EVE and WALL-E hide, and then discover that he has stolen the plant. WALL-E tries tom retrive the plant, but GO-4 jettisons the pod from the ship, and WALL-E is sent off into space with the pod on self destruct.