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The Future Of Transportation

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Linda LaSut
21 February 2002 - 8:00am

ABC News reviews daring ideas that may transform transportation including flying cars, personal trains, fast boats, and big blimps.

"If innovators have their way, by 2050 morning commutes will be swift and private inside personal 'pod' trains. Shoppers will do their grocery runs by strapping on flying scooters and zipping over the treetops to the local market...Many of the new transportation technologies, including personal train pods and skycars, are already in the testing phase and are promised within the next five to 10 years."[Includes a "City of the Future" animation]

Full Story: The Way We’ll Move
Source: ABC News, February 19, 2002
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