Transport of the Future

🚀 Transport of the Future — Sunshine School Magazine

In 1900, most people travelled by horse. One hundred years later, there were more than 700 million cars in the world. So what will happen in the next fifty years? Here are four ideas that are already being tested.
🚕 FLYING TAXIS. These look like big drones with seats. They are electric and quiet, and they can carry two to four passengers above the traffic. In some cities, test flights are already happening. A trip across a big city might take ten minutes instead of an hour.
🚄 HYPERLOOP TRAINS. A hyperloop is a train that travels inside a tube with almost no air. Without air to slow it down, it could reach a speed of 1,000 kilometres per hour — faster than a plane. London to Edinburgh would take less than an hour.
🚌 DRIVERLESS BUSES. Computers and cameras drive these buses. They never get tired, never look at their phones and never break the speed limit. Some small driverless buses already carry passengers in parks and airports.
🚲 BETTER BIKES. Not every future idea is high-tech. Many cities are building wide, safe cycle lanes. In Copenhagen, more people go to work by bike than by car.
What do Grade 7 think? Max wants a flying taxi “to avoid Mr Brown’s PE lessons”. Amy says, “Bikes are the future. They don’t need batteries, just legs.”