

Whatever the future of transportation may hold, cars, trains, and planes are about to get a major upgrade.Īutonomous cars are one area of transportation technology which has improved substantially in the last thirty years. Transportation might even be able to take the everyday tourist out of this world in a space plane. On railway lines, trains could reach speeds of 650 kph using hyperloop technology, people could be transported over land at speeds of a whopping 1200 kph.

Outside of self-driving cars, flying cars could take to the skies. Though the world has come a long way in terms of autonomous transportation, the future will reveal even more impressive technology. While fully autonomous vehicles might still be the dreams of today’s tech giants, the VaMoRs first hit the road a whopping 33 years ago. The VaMoRs was the world’s first self-driving car. And in perhaps its most triumphant achievement, Mercedes-Benz’s VaMoRs self-driving car navigated the notorious German Autobahn at 60 mph speeds. The car was engineered with “dynamic vision,” a component which allowed its imaging system to focus on only the relevant objects in its surroundings. Cameras made the technology possible, helping the vehicle detect objects on the road.
