From electrified pavement that can charge vehicles and delivery robots that collect data to flying taxis, transportation experts sound off on what we can expect highways and byways to look like in 2050.
Government Technology By Skip Descant
July/August 2022
Roadways are being wired to charge electric vehicles as they drive across them. The road surfaces themselves are being made with asphalt derived from recycled tires. And visionaries are dreaming up new, nimble electric aircraft to buzz above urban regions, delivering passengers and goods.
These are some of the concepts being explored today that could be more fully realized in two to three decades as the United States begins the monumental task of planning and developing new transportation infrastructures through initiatives like the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
And just as transportation modes are evolving at a rapid pace, as the century-old industry transitions from gas vehicles to EVs, new conversations are opening up novel possibilities to see roadways as spaces for integration with other modes and technologies.
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