What a driverless world could look like

What if traffic flowed through our streets as smoothly and efficiently as blood flows through our veins? Transportation geek Wanis Kabbaj thinks we can find inspiration in the genius of our biology to design the transit systems of the future. In this forward-thinking talk, preview exciting concepts like modular, detachable buses, flying taxis and networks of suspended magnetic pods that could help make the dream of a dynamic, driverless world into a reality.

The driverless future

 

Before watching: Imagine the world with completely autonomous transport. What does it look like?

 

What is Wanis's strange pleasure?

A) Drinking wine

B) Looking down on cities from above

C) Driving through cities

Which cities have a patina of history?

 

_____________ and ____________

What was the remedy for congestion in Paris?

Why are network expansions impossible for many cities (3 reasons)

1.______________

2.______________

3.______________

 

What is “the world's most sophisticated transportation laboratory”?  - The ____________ system.

 

What is the difference between our urban systems and our vascular system?

 

Why do we not have traffic jams in our veins?

What is the problem with urban trains?

 

What is the solution?

What are self-driving cars trying to learn at the moment?

 

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The more _____________ our traffic grid will be, the more ___________  and _______ its movement will feel.

The driverless future