10 New Means of Transportation That Will Shape the Future of Travel

Key Points:

• The future of transportation is evolving rapidly with emission-free and autonomous vehicles.
• Innovative concepts, including self-piloted cars and passenger drones, are on the horizon.
• Major companies like Volkswagen, Virgin, and Audi are leading the charge in this transformation.

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The world around us is going through fast changes and since infrastructure has been the driver for development throughout human history, our transport is bound to evolve.

How do you think the future passenger vehicles will look like?

We’ve got an answer for emission-free, autonomous, incredibly smart, quite fast, and rather compact.

In this episode, we included examples of various types of vehicles including self-piloted automobiles that will replace your living room, passenger drones, public transportation buses, and super fast trains.

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Cedric, the name of this futuristic minibus, is a clever derivative from the expression "self-driving car." It is one of the concepts that the Volkswagen group is working on as a part of their future development initiative. Cedric is a foreter that should work within the network of other transport solutions.

It will be fully autonomous without the possibility to assume control by the occupants. This capability will be ensured by the array of sensors located on the roof.

It goes without saying that Cedric will be all electric, but performance and range characteristics have not been announced yet.

Virgin Hyperloop is a prototype of a levitating train or pad that is propelled through a tube with a near vacuum environment.

The company originated as a small startup back in 2014 by Elon Musk, but since then attracted lots of bright minds from around the world and significant amounts of investments.

Just recently, another capitalist, Richard Branson, joined the venture and was appointed the chairman of the company that changed its name to Virgin Hyperloop.

Among the recent achievements of the Hyperloop team is 242 mph top speed that was reached during a test, but the engineers hoped to achieve 760 miles per hour in the future.

Navia Arma — if you think that you will not see a driverless bus shadtow rolling through the streets of your own town in the nearest future, you should know that Navia Arma is already there.

This autonomous vehicle is not only available for order, it can be ridden in LA, Las Vegas, and Hong Kong.

The bus accommodates 15 people and ensures full comfort from boarding to the end of the trip.

It remains fully operational in temperatures from 14 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Its 33 kilowatt battery is expected to last 510 hours.

Audi Icon — this is a conceptual 5-door, 4-seater hatchback from Audi that offers business class level of comfort on the inside.

You won’t be able to find a steering wheel or pedals within the cabin since the vehicle is fully Autonomous.

Moreover, the manufacturer is so self-confident about their autopilot that they didn’t even include seat belts.

Icon will be brought into motion by four independent electric motors with 354 horses combined output.

But the highlight of the car shall be the solid state battery that recharges in just 30 minutes.

Smart Vision EQ42 — the name of the Daimler's future strategy is CASE, which is an acronym for Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric, and these four words lie at the future of all of the vehicles under this behemoth corporation.

Among the most promising prototypes revealed not so long ago is a driverless 2-seater Smart Vision EQ42 that should be suitable for car sharing and will work with other vehicles as a so-called intellectual swarm.

The data about the tech characteristics is rather limited, but from what we already know, it will be equipped with a 30 kilowatt battery that will allow almost constant operation throughout the day.

Mercedes Benz eCitaro — emission-free public transport is no longer a niche.

It is becoming the main player in developed countries.

This change is prompting well-known companies such as Daimler Buses to shift their focus to creating transport that uses renewable energy.

The first electric bus from this company, Mercedes Benz eCitaro, will go to production lines at the end of this year.

It will be easily customized to respond to the needs of its city of operation and be packed with lots of futuristic technologies including autopilot, traffic lights, tracking, and proximity sensors.

Renault Symbioz Concept — this futuristic concept from Renault blends the boundaries between an automobile and a living space.

It is an electric four-seat vehicle that has the fifth level autopilot and a new generation multisense system, allowing the driver to rotate the front seat and enjoy a conversation with the passengers.

Once arriving home, the car is expected to charge automatically and will be fully connected to your smart home.

It is hard to imagine this electric vehicle being ever built, but Renault has mentioned the year 2030.

The company’s focus behind this concept is freedom.

Freedom of relaxing and doing whatever you want while getting wherever you need to be.

Instinct has four driving modes, two of which are fully autonomous.

The autopilot uses sensors of the car to be fully aware of its surroundings and depending on your choosing can either deliver a soft and comfortable ride or a sharper but more dynamic one.

The only downside of this vehicle is that it wasn’t able to completely abandon the IC engine, but at least it is a plug-in hybrid.

Neo EVE — it is one of the three electric automobiles developed by a Chinese startup called Nio.

EVE is an entirely electric autonomous concept that was unveiled in 2017.

The car was demonstrated as a working prototype and was advertised to be self-driving, customizable, and completely safe.

Interestingly, the EVE is controlled by Nomi, an artificial intelligence created to record and adapt the vehicle to the owner's preferences and likes.

Aurora VTOL — this is one of the most promising aerial city transportation projects as of today since it is backed by big players like Uber and Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of Boeing.

The aircraft will be electrically powered and will build on the previous innovations by Aurora, including autonomous guidance systems, perception and collision avoidance systems, and battery electric propulsion.

Aurora VTOL will become a key player within the autonomous Uber elevated network that will be reshaping the taxi service around the world starting from 2020.

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