According to a report from National Grid, a British and American company focusing on energy and innovation, over the next 10 years, transportation will be revolutionized by inventions fueled by renewable energy.
In response to pollution and congestion concerns, transportation will change across all modes, the company said. And the pace of that change is amping up dramatically.
In an article released Friday, National Grid predicts that between now and 2030, changes in transportation will speed up. Already, the report said, changes such as e-hailing rides, car sharing, electric vehicles, electric scooters, and autonomous buses are moving the countries towards clean transportation. In the United Kingdom, gas and diesel cars will be banned by 2030, the report said.
The report indicated that delivery by drone will be one of the next advances, followed by a transition to electric vehicles. Additionally, the company said, we should see a shift to biogas and hydrogen as gasoline alternatives. Additionally, autonomous vehicles combined with artificial intelligence will give users a level of convenience and comfort while tackling efficiency, congestion, and accidents.
The report said that autonomous ships are already expected to be crossing the seas soon, with AI calculating optimized routes and maximizing speed using weather and sea current data.
Hyperloop, the train system using electromagnets pushing train cars through a vacuum tube, could be in operation by 2030, the report said, whisking people from London to Edinburgh in 45 minutes or between New York and Washington in just 30 minutes. And new ways to fuel airplanes – through all-electric short-haul aircraft, synthetic fuels for commercial airplanes, drone deliveries, and autonomous flights, could replace traditional fuels in aviation, the report said.