Fair Share: Future Transportation

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Computer filePublication details: urbanNext, March 12, 2020.Description: 3313 wordsISSN:

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Summary: Our cultural imagination of the future invariably involves something floating, flying, or hovering. The Jetsons have their aerocar, Han Solo pilots the Millennium Falcon, and the humans in Wall-E sit around in squishy floating armchairs. These transportation fantasies have permeated Silicon Valley as well. Google co-founder Larry Page and ride-hail firm Uber are working on flying cars. Elon Musk is developing his frictionless hyperloop. In 2016, Domino’s achieved the distinction of becoming the first company in the world to have a drone deliver a pizza.

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CO2 emissions (75) ,
New economies (25) ,
New technologies (89) ,
Road (8) ,
Sharing (14) ,
Sustainability (411) ,
Technology (282) ,
Traffic (23) ,
Transportation (75) ,
USA (225)

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Alison Griswold, Essay, expanding design practices, No Density, SOM, Territory and mobility

City of commons, Climate, CO2 emissions, Cycling Infrastructure, Digital era, Digital paradigm, Electric car, Environment, Essay, Future cities, Global Awareness, Health, Livability, Mobility Paradigms, New economies, New technologies, Road, Sharing, Sustainability, Technology, Traffic, Transportation, Urban infrastructure, Urban mobility, Urban planning, USA

Excerpt from The Future of Transportation by SOM Thinkers.

Our cultural imagination of the future invariably involves something floating, flying, or hovering. The Jetsons have their aerocar, Han Solo pilots the Millennium Falcon, and the humans in Wall-E sit around in squishy floating armchairs. These transportation fantasies have permeated Silicon Valley as well. Google co-founder Larry Page and ride-hail firm Uber are working on flying cars. Elon Musk is developing his frictionless hyperloop. In 2016, Domino’s achieved the distinction of becoming the first company in the world to have a drone deliver a pizza.

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