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If you take a look at the last five hundred years, you will be left amazed and in disbelief at just how many drastic changes human life has gone through in that time period.

I mean, ever since we discovered fire and agriculture, we have been on a journey as a race, that has consistently changed the way we live and go about the various aspects of life but the last five hundred years have perhaps seen the largest of changes.

Out of those five hundred years, the last hundred have seen even more changes than ever before. That's just the way technological progress works. It's an exponential progress that happens and it's only going to get faster in the future. 

Imagining what the future could look like relating to the various aspects of life is certainly interesting as it allows you to get creative, taking cues from the current research and development that's going on, of course! Today, I want to talk about the future of transportation, which is one of the most important part of our lives. 

# Autonomous Cars
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![car-1209912_1280.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmYxUJjVFMVDWRmzMwRqUsm4psftjJPx8MUSctCjfEsAcZ)

Cars that drive themselves. If you had told me ten years ago that these will become a reality so soon, I would not have believed you at all but we already have them running on the streets!

As with everything else, they will take some time before they can be 100% reliable and safe for everyone involved as they are still in the early stages of development, but it is a no brainer that one day, the world will be filled with autonomous vehicles. 

Driving would be a thing of the past and hopefully even traffic jams, as these cars would be interconnected with real time information processing so as to use the roads in the most efficient manner possible.

Experts say that road accidents could decrease by as much as 90% which would be one of the biggest advantages of this tech. 

# Hyperloop
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![Hyperloop_pod_Cheetah.JPG](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Qmad1g8YjXZsDKrEon7QcTr4Etbcap3G2Kd6zMDZAz2N5V)

By now you must have already heard of Hyperloop which is a very eagerly awaited transportation technology. It is a combination of maglev trains and vacuum tubes that we generally get to see in sci-fi movies. 

Basically, there are vacuum tubes through which pods can travel at great speed (even approaching the speed of sound). In other words, you would be able to travel at the speed of a plane, but on ground and at a much lower cost. 

Although the concept has existed for a long time, it was thanks to Elon Musk that this technology is actually being developed now after he released the white paper about it back in 2013.

It will still take quite a bit of time to actually bring this to reality but when it does, we will all get to witness this futuristic technology bringing all of us even closer.

# Flying Cars
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![37028665296_8de6fcf9ed_b.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmYC9nkv5qrXBkhkNBp3AapguoHnvYWK1nx9WpMh6VcgBN)

Flying cars are yet another staple of science fiction and they are something that just can't get here fast enough. I have always loved the concept of flying cars ever since I was a kid.

It seems as though they might not be too far away into the future as Uber is allegedly working with NASA on its flying taxi project which could bring the first taxis to the sky within the next decade.

Of course there are several risks involved with flying taxis and having watched interviews of Elon Musk, I _am_ a little concerned. If something malfunctions in the air, it would not only be fatal for the driver but also for the people and property down below. 

It will be interesting to watch what the developments in this area will lead to. There are obvious advantages to flying cars but for that, critical problems and issues will have to be solved.

# Teleportation?
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![Asgard_transporter,_Stargate,_Second_Life.png](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmRCSQm5N8Br366z9YxoZddK8q39kRocQ2RV7GRDqj7WRH)

OK, I know this one is just too "out there" but I would like to discuss it anyways. In movies and TV shows, we have seen numerous times how cool teleportation is. I mean, you just disappear from one place and appear at a different one, within seconds!

Many scientists believe that it is extremely difficult if not impossible to make this happen but if by pure miracle, teleportation ever becomes a reality, then we are in for a treat. The ultimate mode of transportation!

This would make obsolete any cars, trains, buses, hyperloops or anything else that would exist at the time. When you can just appear at places, you don't need any means of travel. Heck, you don't even need roads!

I don't see this happening in this century, but what do I know, right? Maybe it will never happen, maybe it will happen sooner than we think, but oh boy, what a future that would be with teleportation in it!