Topic: “Future Innovations For Transportation” Transport is an infrastructure essential to a country’s economic well-being and growth. The health transport sector provides critical support for economic development in rural and urban areas, national defense, and sustainable access to safe and efficient travel for the country’s population.
Here are nine innovations that will revolutionize transportation shortly
Unscrewed self-driving taxis
Self-driving taxis that drive themselves are currently being tested before they are put on the market. The drone, which looks a lot like the regular helicopter, has 18 propellers. It can carry two passengers and is expected to be in service by July 2018.
Maglev trains
Maglev trains (short for the “magnetic levitation”) hover about 4 inches above their tracks and are propelled by electrically charged magnets. Passengers claim that the trains are exceptionally comfortable and stable. Maglev trains have been recorded to travel 375 miles per hour (mph). Maglev trains already operate in China and Germany and are expected to become a popular mode of transportation worldwide by 2030.
Hyperloop transportation systems
This transportation concept, created by Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is currently being designed and developed. Hyperloops are transport tubes that run groups of passengers or goods through a compressed track at high speeds. Hyperloops runs at an average of 600 mph; their top speed is 760 miles per hour. There are many companies currently working on technology development. One company hoped to launch its first passenger service in 2021.
Satellite air traffic control systems
Today’s air traffic control systems are ground-based, using technology dating back to the 1960s. However, satellite-based control systems allow air traffic controllers to be more efficient. The US is currently working on the NextGen, a satellite-based air traffic control system to be implemented through 2025. GPS technology will be used to increase the accuracy and shorten routes. NextGen is expected to save the time and fuel, reduce air traffic delays, increase flight capacity and allow air traffic controllers to monitor aircraft with improved safety margins. Once NextGen is deployed across America’s airports, the planes will be able to get close to each other, making it easier to take direct routes and avoiding delays caused by “stacking” planes waiting to take off.
Self-driving electric buses
Automated city buses and shuttles will be operational shortly. Autonomous vehicles use cameras, radars, and GPS systems to recognize and communicate with traffic lights and have impressive safety records. In addition, these future buses will reduce the environmental impact because they are electric. Self-driving buses are already in operation in China and Germany, are being tested in self-driving buses in the US, and have a standby mode where a human can control the vehicle if necessary.
Elevated buses
As self-driving electric buses progress worldwide, China is working on a bus system that will reduce traffic congestion. An elevated bus is a vehicle that “cuts” traffic. It operates on a track that allows average cars to drive under it. The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) system is currently being designed in China and is expected to reduce traffic congestion by 30 percent.
Flying hotel suites
A company in Canada has designed a fleet of drones that are portable hotels. The hospitality concept, Driftscape, is a self-contained mobile hotel using drone technology. Driftscape allows guests to travel while sleeping, roaming, or landing at various locations. It comprises several modular units that include food and beverage items. Driftscape provides 360-degree views of the outside world and is particularly suited to having a minimal impact on the environment, allowing the guest to travel to sensitive sites while maintaining the integrity and authenticity of the site.
Smart ways
Roads are the foundation of the future of transportation, providing society with intelligent mobility. A typical bright road will be more dynamic, able to communicate with vehicles and people using sensors, data capture capabilities, and the ability to respond to environmental changes. The roads will talk about traffic lights, bikes, and cars. Roads will be practically alive.
Intelligent roads can store solar energy and convert that energy into electricity for vehicles and infrastructure. They will glow in the dark with a photochromic photocell that charges during the day. In addition, intelligent Roads will use motion sensor lights to illuminate only parts of the road, providing night vision while blacking out when not in use.
Pedestrian lights from ground level
There has been the rise in the number of accidents involving foot traffic since the increased use of smartphones. Innovation in transportation technology is a system that can be installed at pedestrian traffic lights that will illuminate the sidewalk red or green to indicate when it is safe or unsafe for pedestrians to cross.
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