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00:00The most incredible technology for transporting things and people could be teleportation.
00:08Unfortunately, we won't see a teleportation machine in the near future.
00:12But we will be able to ride perfect self-driving cars with autopilots on the road and in the air.
00:19We will also ride flying motorcycles and take a vacuum train to get from New York to Los Angeles in
00:25just a few minutes.
00:28So, let's start with self-driving cars.
00:31The principle of operation of almost all such vehicles is the same.
00:36The car has cameras and sensors, high-precision maps, and radars that scan the situation on the road.
00:44A common system unites such machines.
00:48Each of them knows where the others are and this prevents accidents or traffic jams.
00:52Of course, today's cars with autopilot are not so impressive.
00:58Many people drive them.
00:59But imagine what will happen when all vehicles on Earth get united by a common artificial intelligence.
01:06People will forget about traffic jams forever.
01:09Computers will predict dangerous situations and prevent them.
01:13But what will people do on the road if they don't drive cars?
01:18The developers will focus on passenger entertainment.
01:21The car will be able to tell you the exact time of the trip.
01:25Do you need to arrive at noon sharp?
01:28Okay, the car may intentionally slow down or increase its speed.
01:33It will turn into a real electronic assistant.
01:36You can have a meeting, order food, and choose a movie with the help of voice control.
01:42The driver's seat has a mini movie theater, a game console, or a mini refrigerator.
01:48People who like to communicate with drivers will be able to speak with advanced artificial intelligence.
01:54But, of course, there will also be problems.
01:58The main one will be the excessive correctness of driving.
02:01Scientists and developers are working on humanizing machines.
02:06Here's an example.
02:08Let's say the car is driving along a busy street and notices a man standing by the road.
02:14The car's internal system quickly analyzes the situation and decides that the person is going to step onto the road.
02:21The only reaction of the computer is to pull over.
02:25The car is slowing down.
02:27Another car stops behind it.
02:28The first vehicle has created a dangerous situation and a traffic jam.
02:33And the man was not even going to cross the street.
02:36He was just standing there, waiting for his friend.
02:40Deal with this issue.
02:41The developers of some companies equipped their cars with a voice.
02:46That is, they taught them to honk.
02:50In a problematic situation, such a vehicle will press the horn like an angry driver.
02:55But the car can slow down if a bird flies by.
02:58No horn signal will save you here.
03:01On the one hand, the human factor is one of the main causes of road accidents.
03:06On the other, a person can analyze a situation much better and choose the right solution.
03:12It's unlikely that a machine on autopilot will stop to pick up a guy hitchhiking on the side of the
03:18road.
03:19Perhaps this guy has gotten into trouble and he urgently needs to leave that place.
03:23Or maybe he was bitten by a snake and he needs to go to a hospital.
03:27The computer can't know that.
03:29But a kind person behind the wheel will stop and offer help.
03:34Even if the world gets rid of traffic jams, people will strive for something more, whether on the road or
03:40in the air.
03:41Many engineers believe that autonomous flying taxis and buses are the future of transport.
03:47But gravity-powered flights will appear in the distant future.
03:52Such machines will work on the principle of a helicopter.
03:55They will be stylish small helicopters equipped with autopilot.
03:59Uber and other companies are investing in such technologies and you might soon be able to use them.
04:06Let's say you're late for some event.
04:08You open the app and book the helicopter closest to you.
04:12Next, you go to the roof, where many aircraft are parked.
04:15Then your pilot takes you to the parking lot of your destination.
04:19And from there, you quickly reach the location you need.
04:23And imagine the same thing.
04:25But for many people at once.
04:27You arrive at a particular train station and get on a bus with wings.
04:31It takes off and follows a long route, taking you and other passengers to another city.
04:37And what if such giant buses could take you into space?
04:43Not only cars will have propellers, but also motorcycles.
04:47There are already hover bikes designed for one passenger.
04:50You put on a helmet and sit on a small device.
04:54In 2025, you will be able to buy such bikes for $50,000.
05:00Unlike flying cars, hover bikes cannot take off to a great height or accelerate to high speeds.
05:06But in the future, this technology will evolve.
05:12Air taxis and autopilot cars only work in the air or on smooth roads.
05:17But what if you need to cross an area with a mountainous landscape or swamps?
05:23For such off-road areas, Hyundai has developed the coolest SUV.
05:28Instead of wheels, it has legs.
05:31This walking vehicle passes through difficult sections and does it with maximum comfort.
05:38Each leg has knees and can bend.
05:40It will take you to a high hill or even to the top of a volcano.
05:46Soon, you won't need to go shopping because stores will come to you.
05:51Toyota has already created an unusual car you can turn into a store with any goods.
05:57Clothes, groceries, toys, jewelry, whatever.
06:00Such vehicles could improve delivery services and provide more comfort to people on trips.
06:07But the most incredible technology that will appear in the future is the Hyperloop.
06:14It's a train on an aerodynamic cushion.
06:18Imagine a capsule traveling at a speed of 760 miles per hour inside a vacuum tube.
06:25The interior resembles a spaceship capsule.
06:28You take your seat and fasten your seatbelt.
06:31Right now, you're accelerating to a speed that exceeds the speed of sound.
06:36But inside the cabin, you don't feel this speed.
06:39If you watch this train from the side, it will pass by you faster than you blink.
06:43And that's how it works.
06:45You know air hockey, right?
06:47The puck easily flies through the entire area because small holes all over the field release a thin layer of
06:54air.
06:54The puck doesn't touch the field itself.
06:57It levitates.
06:58There's no friction, so it just moves around the area.
07:01The Hyperloop works on a similar principle.
07:04But the air is coming from the capsule, not from the tube.
07:08Thus, a tiny distance appears between the capsule's walls and the tunnel.
07:13And with the help of an electric motor, the train is set in motion.
07:17Okay, we've figured out the friction force, but what about air resistance?
07:22The fact is that at very high speeds, large objects can't move quickly if the air is very dense.
07:29You literally crash into the air, and it limits your speed.
07:33Standard airplanes fly at an altitude with much lower air density to develop high speed.
07:39That's why the Hyperloop will move inside the pipe.
07:42Special equipment pumping the air out of this pipe will work on certain sections of this route.
07:48But some air will still be there since creating a complete vacuum requires a lot of energy.
07:54A special fan on the train's nose will move all the incoming air under the capsule.
08:00The movement of a vacuum train resembles the work of pneumatic mail.
08:04This is when parcels pass through pipes installed in a building.
08:08And these parcels move through the pipes thanks to air compression.
08:12The Hyperloop should work using solar panels installed on the roof of the pipe.
08:17Elon Musk has long come up with this idea, but its development has some difficulties.
08:23The air gap between the tube and the capsule must always be the same.
08:27Any pipe crack, bump, or stone can destroy the entire structure.
08:31What if a small earthquake happens somewhere?
08:35But if engineers manage to develop this technology,
08:38we will be traveling from Los Angeles to New York in just a few minutes.
08:43You're traveling by train and hear the wheels banging against the tracks.
08:46But suddenly, the train rises and gains altitude.
08:50None of the passengers scream in panic because this is a regular thing now.
08:54Well, maybe not yet.
08:55But it might become our reality anytime soon.
08:59Aka Technologies Company is developing such a project.
09:01Their goal is to reduce travel time and make trips more comfortable.
09:05To travel today, you need to get to the airport,
09:08spend a few hours there at the check-in, and security check.
09:11And only after that can you board the plane.
09:14When the plane lands, you need to go through standard airport procedures again,
09:18and then get to the city.
09:19Only after this, your trip is over.
09:21It means you use at least three different types of transport.
09:24But with Link and Fly from Aka Technologies,
09:28you can get to your destination without any transfers.
09:30This is a train the size of an Airbus A320.
09:34It's as long as four school buses and can hold about 162 passengers.
09:39Since it's a train, it can run on the subway tracks right to the city center.
09:43So when you begin a trip, you just need to get to the nearest subway station.
09:47Once you're on the train, it takes you to the nearest airport.
09:50And there, the fun part begins.
09:52The train makes a quick stop to get the wings and jet engines attached.
09:56So now, your train has a wingspan as wide as a soccer field.
10:00The engines start, the train accelerates, and takes off.
10:04After the flying train lands, the wings get detached again,
10:07and you're on your way downtown and your destination with no transfers.
10:12Without having to wait for a camp.
10:14And again, you can get off at any subway station.
10:17Transformer planes that can drive around the city are the distant future.
10:20For now, this company is developing a simpler solution to reduce airport overloads.
10:26Instead of having a plane parked right next to the gate,
10:29passengers will board the plane's fuselage right inside the airport's building.
10:33The fuselage will then pull out onto the runway,
10:36and the wings with the engines, as well as the cockpit with the pilots, will be attached.
10:41Here you go. The plane is ready for takeoff.
10:43This system will make boarding and takeoff 30 minutes faster than before.
10:47The company plans to make different types of removable fuselages.
10:51For short flights, they will have a capacity of about 160 people.
10:55There will be double-deck cabins for long-haul and higher-capacity flights.
11:00VIP cabins can be customized like a private jet.
11:03And if all the seats are removed, the cabin can be used as a cargo plane.
11:07Link and Fly has a special safety system in case the cabin separates from the wings during the flight.
11:12Three parachutes at the front and three at the back of the cabin will deploy automatically.
11:18There are also braking rockets that can help to quickly reduce the speed.
11:21This way, the fuselage will descend slowly and safely.
11:25A few seconds before touching the ground,
11:27the cabin will launch airbags attached to the bottom of the fuselage for the softest possible landing.
11:32Another option for traveling faster is the Airbus pop-up.
11:36It's a kind of taxi that can travel by road and by air.
11:39In the future, you can simply order such a cab from your tablet, phone, or even smart glasses
11:44and wait for the vehicle to arrive.
11:47The car itself consists of a passenger pod half the size of a modern sedan.
11:51It can hold two people and has a futuristic design and interface.
11:55The second part is the ground module.
11:57It's the chassis and wheels for driving on conventional roads.
12:01You get into the pod, and after that, artificial intelligence does all the work for you.
12:06It steers the car safely and takes you to your destination.
12:09When you get out of the cab, the pod with the ground module is sent to the nearest charging station.
12:15For convenience, charging stations will be located throughout the city,
12:18so you won't have to wait long for a cab.
12:21But if your destination is far away, a more interesting ride awaits you.
12:25This thing looks like a giant drone.
12:27It hooks the passenger capsule and flies up, separating the pod from the ground module.
12:32Now, it's a flying cab.
12:34You can enjoy the beauty of the city from above.
12:37When you land on a special platform, the pod reconnects with the ground module,
12:41and you proceed to your destination, while the air module charges for the next trip.
12:46Rockets might be another revolution in long-distance travel.
12:49For now, we use them to fly into space.
12:52But in the future, they might completely replace airplanes.
12:55Let's say you're going from New York to Shanghai, which is on the other side of the planet.
13:00The launching pad of the rocket can be on the water, somewhere in Lower Bay.
13:04You board a ferry that will take you to the rocket.
13:07Once you reach it, you take your seat along with the other passengers.
13:11Countdown.
13:11Ignition.
13:12The rocket takes off and reaches space.
13:14It's now traveling at about 16,800 miles per hour.
13:19When in orbit, the launch vehicle undocks from the passenger rocket and heads back to the landing station.
13:24There, it will be refueled and prepared for the next launch.
13:28At this time, the rocket with the passengers will use its own engine to fly around Earth.
13:33It re-enters the atmosphere and lands on a platform on the water near Shanghai.
13:39This flight takes only 39 minutes compared to the 15 hours a conventional airplane needs.
13:45But there's a downside to such trips.
13:47A rocket makes a lot more noise.
13:49So landing platforms have to be far away from the cities.
13:52This will increase travel time.
13:55The other problem is G-Force.
13:57Standing on the ground, you feel 1G.
14:00When you take off in a normal airplane, you feel about 1.5G.
14:04But when you travel by rocket, the G-Force you'll experience will be twice as strong.
14:09And if it reaches 5G, you'll pass out.
14:12Back to the ground.
14:13In 2010, the number of cars in the world exceeded 1 billion.
14:17And by 2030, this number is expected to double.
14:20So, we need to fight constant traffic jams on the roads.
14:24The elevated bus could be a great solution for that.
14:27This thing doesn't actually look like a bus.
14:29It's two lanes wide and can consist of several cars.
14:32Such a bus will be able to carry up to 1,200 passengers at maximum capacity.
14:37And it will run on regular roads.
14:39We'll need to equip the roads along its route with rails on both sides.
14:43The elevated bus itself will move at about 6.5 feet above the road.
14:48This is comparable to riding on the second floor of a London double-decker bus.
14:53And it won't interfere with traffic on the road.
14:55Regular cars will still be able to drive there.
14:58The elevated bus will be all-electric and driven by autopilot.
15:01Its roof will have a large area entirely covered by solar panels.
15:06On cloudy days, it'll be powered directly from the rails.
15:09Passenger boarding will take place at special stations located above ground.
15:14For emergencies, there will be an inflatable ramp light in the middle of the bus.
15:18This way, passengers will be able to leave the bus safely.
15:21Some concepts of such a bus even suggest that the racks with the wheels should be able to rise.
15:26For example, to bypass an obstacle.
15:29If some car breaks down right in the way of the elevated bus,
15:32it'll lift one wheel rack, move forward, and lower the wheels back onto the rails.
15:37Then, it'll do the same with the rear rack.
15:40This way, the bus will be able to move around the city at about 37 miles per hour.
15:45It's faster than driving in a traffic jam.
15:48Another option to avoid traffic is tunnels.
15:50You would be able to travel through them in your own car.
15:53A hypothetical tunnel system under large cities would have multiple entry points.
15:57You'd drive your car onto a special platform, and the platform would then be lowered down.
16:02It would accelerate in the tunnel to 124 miles per hour.
16:06You'd be able to get to the other end of the city in just a few minutes.
16:09The platform would then lift your car back to the surface,
16:12and you'd keep driving to your final destination.
16:15Tunnels can also be the future of traveling between cities.
16:18First, you'd have to arrive at some sort of a train station.
16:22There, you'd board a passenger pod.
16:24These pods would hold four to six passengers.
16:27Then, it'd follow the tunnel, dock into a pod cluster, and connect with the transporter capsule.
16:32Special pumps would suck the air out of the tunnel,
16:35and the transporter capsule would move in an almost complete vacuum.
16:39Theoretically, this train would be able to reach speeds that are faster than those of commercial airplanes,
16:44and even faster than the speed of sound.
16:46So you could get from New York City to Los Angeles in 3.5 hours,
16:51compared to six hours by a conventional airplane.
16:54After reaching its destination, the transporter capsule would open,
16:58and the passenger pods would arrive at the station.
17:01In the future, these pods would be able to travel even on conventional roads.
17:05So you'd just need to order such a passenger pod to your home, just like a cab.
17:10This way, you'd have the opportunity to cross the United States from coast to coast without any transfers.
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