Cars (1885-2050)

[Lambruh]

I can't wait until I have kids I can say stuff like "yeah son back in my days cars didn't just drive themselves, we got these things called DUI's"

 

[Mr. dB]

"Cities will be redesigned around the Segway." - Dean Kamen

 

[redshirt27se]

I mainly travel by boat anyways. The rivers are my highways.

 

[bakemeacookie]

word. "old industries" rarely change. Cuz they don't want the new younger pups to muscle in on their territory with newer advances. Easier to keep things the way they have always been.

c

 

[Mr. dB]

word. "old industries" rarely change. Cuz they don't want the new younger pups to muscle in on their territory with newer advances. Easier to keep things the way they have always been.

c

Still, there must be a lot of buggy whip makers and blacksmiths looking for work these days.

Things do change sometimes. It can be a gradual evolution over time, or it can be a quantum leap. Transport may be forced into a quantum leap within our lifetimes.

 

[nimbus]

I mainly travel by boat anyways. The rivers are my highways.

didn't know you lived in japan

 

[nimbus]

word. "old industries" rarely change. Cuz they don't want the new younger pups to muscle in on their territory with newer advances. Easier to keep things the way they have always been.

c

especially telephones

 

[RottenWillow]

Cars won't change much over the next 40 years, because it's a heavily regulated industry.

Considering fuel economy, emissions, and passenger safety has changed more in the just the last 30 years than in the preceding 70, I'm curious to hear you expound on this statement.

 

[lartinos]

Still waiting for my back to the future type stuff and what the Jetsons had as well.

 

[mrplunkey]

Considering fuel economy, emissions, and passenger safety has changed more in the just the last 30 years than in the preceding 70, I'm curious to hear you expound on this statement.

Those are just year-on-year incremental improvements. Trying to squeeze a little more blood out of the turnip is an entirely different proposition than trying something completely new.

It's like the difference in trying to lower your intercompany memo delivery cost by 5% this year versus eliminating the need for memo delivery all together using email.

Let's say you and I developed a flying, nuclear powered, GPS/radio-wave guided car. Let's say it was incredibly low cost, incredibly safe and needed no roads or other infrastructure. What do you think the chances are of us getting it through the NRC, DOE, FCC, DOT, CPSC and FAA?