Blogpost 8: Means of Transportation

Everyone wants everything to be fast. With the influence of technology, our means of transportation are being developed. Going back in time, people use horses to travel across the globe. Some of them would just walk to get to their destination. Years later, they invented a simple machine with wheels and still powered and pulled by horses. We can say their getting better because it can accommodate more people and it is sometimes used to travel with goods.

Compared to what we have today, there is a large difference. We can travel without horses. We already have cars, planes, trains and ships. Land, water and air, there are no boundaries. These machines are being powered by engines, which is very common in every vehicle. 

I read the article "Five Future Transportation Technologies that will actually happen" by John Brandon from the site www.foxnews.com. In the article, there are five inventions that are being tested and still being developed. The first one is the Hyperloop, these are automatic trains that can replace the autonomous driving vehicles like cars. This train can speed along 800 miles per hour. It also has a new magnetic rail system that's why it has the ability to gain such speed. Second, the Maglev Trains, some people call it's system as "Magnetic Levitation." People thought that this would be only seen in movies, but Maglev Trains are already working in Japan. In can transport passengers for 310 mph and approximately can take you 200 miles in just 40 minutes. The third one is Autonomous Vehicles, these vehicles are being manipulated by Robots or Programmed Computers. Scientists believe that these are the solution for car accidents. They thought that computers can think and drive way better than humans do. If you are wondering, Google and Lexus are already using them. Fourth, the Smart Cars. These are small cars that solve heavy traffic in different cities. They are smarter and smaller. These are also powered by electricity. Lastly, the Urban Sport Pods. It can only have one passenger but it can take you to any route automatically. It has a touch-screen windows which you can slide through different destinations. 

John Brandon said, “Over the next decade, the Idea of getting work on time, heading out to the hinterlands for your family vacation or even going to the game will become much easier. Cars will drive themselves along pre-determined routes. Trains will use magnetic rail systems. “ We can say that vehicles are really getting advanced. Imagine, they can take you anywhere automatically. Plus, they’re very fast, you’ll never be late. Thanks to tech technology we are able to use this.

I read another article entitled "An Airship The Size of a Football Field Could Revolutionize Travel" by Tuan C. Nguyen from the site www.smithsonian.com. According to the article, Airships are our future in air travel. During 1920's passenger aren't taken to cargo but air lifted instead. People are taken off land through distances across their destinations. Today, Airships are being revived. UK designs this kind of transportation to it's limits. Compared to planes, these are like helicopters, it can lift off vertically. But unlike choppers, these can carry 50 tons of passengers and can take for a week. Some companies are competing just to improve their inventions. Some use it is sports. People say that it's not a blimp. During World War 1, these are called zeppelins and use to carry loads of weapons to transport in different areas. Unlike every vehicles, Airships don't have much problem. Cars have traffic. They also need roads. Trains need tracks and ships need water. Even airplanes need airports. Airship don't struggle like those do and they can also travel to far locations. That's why some scientists are funding this kind of vehicle.

Tuan Nguyen said, "Once aloft, the aircraft can reach a maximum speed about 100 miles per hour. It lands with the help of vectored propulsors, or thrusters that gradually push the ship downwards, reducing the lift by about 25 percent." I think this is the greatest invention we could have, in terms of transportation. You see, traffic is not a problem anymore and it can carry a lot of passengers. We don't even have to spend a lot of effort travelling to far places, instead we could relax inside the vehicle.

In conclusion, problems are being solve when it comes to transportation. We can travel to everywhere we like without getting exhausted and having a smaller risks in accident. Years later, we can already see the progress of every scientists is developing. We could just sit back, relax and acknowledge everything that we are having.