Innovation Future Specialist
Amazing Innovations: Transport: 2016
Since the invention of the motor vehicle, and the aeroplane, transport got better and better; then the roads became clogged up with slow moving traffic, and the air became polluted with traffic emissions. The quest is now on to clean up our air and provide efficient transport.
Here are some of the amazing innovations that took place in 2016, or did they? See how many you get right in this true or false quiz...
Land based travel faster than an aeroplane
A number of countries announced this year that they have plans to adopt very high speed land based transport, along the lines of the Hyperloop idea: vehicles travel through tubes at over 700 mph - faster than an airliner!
True? False?The United Arab Emirates indicate they might achieve this in five years. [It makes the UK based HS2 look old fashioned - before it has even started.]
The United Arab Emirates indicate they might achieve this in five years. [It makes the UK based HS2 look old fashioned - before it has even started.]
Things driving and flying themselves
Lots of activity around self-driving cars, and now lorries driving themselves in the UK (in 2017 trials).
True? False?Pretty impressive.
Pretty impressive.
Drone deliveries - self-guided flying drones can deliver packages directly from A to B.
True? False?As demonstrated by Amazon in the UK.
As demonstrated by Amazon in the UK.
Hypersonic travel
A hypersonic jet / rocket engine has been designed that could be used to take off like a plane and then enter orbit around the Earth. The testing plan has been announced.
True? False?Hypersonic planes could get you from London to Sydney in about two hours!
Hypersonic planes could get you from London to Sydney in about two hours!