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Feb 1, 2021

New Cool Up-and-Coming Travel Gadgets - Looking to the Future

New Cool Up-and-Coming Travel Gadgets - Future Vehicles

Space startup Aevum debuts world’s first fully autonomous orbital rocket launching drone
techcrunch.com/space-startup-aevum-debuts-worlds-first-fully-autonomous-orbital-rocket-launching-drone

Image: Aevum

Travel Tech Gadgets News - Autonomous Cars

The change is coming. Even if there are pushback and delay of self-driving cars, it is something that will happen. It might not be in 2 years, but as technology improves and the topic becomes exponentially top of mind, there will be a transition. You can already see related changes in large cities. People are more reluctant to buy and own cars. Instead, they opt for public transportation especially since a custom version of it (Uber and Lyft) are now widely available. Why own a car and worry about maintenance, insurance, and parking when you can get a car on demand via a car-share service. Folks are looking for convenience and a car that gets you to your destination while you catch up on latest show, messages, books and more would most certainly provide that for them. Below are some of the cool and interesting news about the evolution of autonomous vehicles.

Did You Know?:
An autonomous car (also known as a driverless car, self-driving car, robotic car[1]) and an unmanned ground vehicle is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input.[wikipedia.org]

The Future Of Human-Independent Travel Is Almost Here

Autonomous Cars, Trucks and Buses

Not too long ago in a few sci-fi movies, the characters were shown jumping into a vehicle that pulled up next to them sense a driver. They also did not have to get behind the wheel, but could sit back after telling the car their destination. The reality of such commute is very close. Tesla's auto pilot goes beyond just cruise control by taking over the car and not only controlling speed but also distance to the nearest vehicle and has the ability to slowdown, stop, or even switch lanes as necessary. Hence, why the guy above was able to fall asleep while in the driver's seat. Since the technology is very new and, while working well, is not fool-proof yet it is not recommended to leave it unattended 100%.

Volvo S60 - Autonomous driving:

Famous autonomous vehicles:
Kitt (Knight Rider)
Audi Concept (I, Robot)
Minority Report car
The Batmobile
The Fifth Element flying car

Someone made the Lexus 2054 from Minority Report