The future of travel has all the sci-fi touches which not too long ago were confined to movie CGI studios and fictional novels. No longer. The future of travel is taking shape now, and will come into clear focus in Dubai next month (November) at the breakthrough Hypermotion Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This three-day conference \u2013 one of a trio scheduled for the transformational Hypermotion Dubai event running at Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo Dubai from November 2-4 \u2013 is drawing together the global disruptors who are re-envisioning how we will travel and move goods and services in the very, very near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The multi-national speaker platform comprises life-changing transport gurus whose combined imagination will take us to new ways of going places. They are tearing down boundaries between logistics, mobility, infrastructure, and transport, and looking to replace them with networked, integrated, and inter-modal systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take Prof. Carlo Ratti, Director, Senseable City Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who\u2019s planning to introduce us to the \u2018Fifteen-Minute City\u2019 where traffic jams, polluted air and long commutes will become things of a not-so-distant past. In essence, this is a new urban planning model which divides cities into \u2018isochronal\u2019 neighborhoods that can be easily explored on foot within 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEach of these neighborhoods is equipped with all the facilities needed in everyday life, and can effectively reduce commuting time, traffic congestion as well as pollution. The audience will have an opportunity to discover some of the best urban planning practices to implement this concept, from Paris, to Portland, to the Milan Innovation District,\u201d Prof. Ratti contends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The neighbourhoods will focus on micro-mobility which has shot up planning agendas in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic when the need to travel safely avoiding health risks was top of collective minds. \u201cDevices like e-scooters and bikes help us travel without being in close contact with strangers and are more sustainable than private cars. Gloves and disinfectants are also useful in giving us additional protection,\u201d explains Prof. Ratti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coupled with new safety needs are new demands for people to get around easier. \u201cRecently, various cities have sought solutions through mixed-use neighborhoods. Each of these neighborhoods is fully equipped with residential units, offices, shops, and other amenities, so that citizens can avoid commuting long-distance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And when it comes to logistics, Prof. Ratti believes big data will come to the rescue. \u201cI will address the difficulties faced by informal settlements like Brazil\u2019s favelas. Without proper addresses, even Amazon cannot make deliveries there nowadays. Work has been conducted by MIT Senseable City Lab to scan Rocinha, one of the country\u2019s biggest favelas, which collects enough data points to establish a framework to assign property titles to residents, with the goal to make their lives more convenient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And making life more convenient will be the focus of Josh Giegel, CEO & Co-Founder of Virgin Hyperloop, the American transportation tech company that\u2019s looking to commercialize high-speed vacuum train technology when he takes to the Hypermotion Lab platform. He\u2019ll be giving delegates an insight into what it\u2019s like to ride in a hyperloop and address its benefits for transporting cargo and passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hope the audience gains an understanding of how hyperloop will forever change the way we think of distance and time,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giegel adds the all-electric hyperloop with zero direct emissions will address three key challenges of transport today – sustainability, cost, and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVirgin Hyperloop will be significantly more cost-efficient than other modes of mass mobility,\u201d he says. \u201cThe key to these cost savings is building a new mode from the ground up and optimizing for the real world at an advantage to rail. Hyperloop can address scenarios such as tunneling under a busy street, taking a tight turn to remain within an existing right of way, or serving demand with pods scheduled in real-time\u2014all in a more cost-effective way. There\u2019s no one-size-fits-all, and previous technologies have not been able to adapt well to these scenarios \u2013 leading to massively underserved markets.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And if you think life is fast-paced now, hyperloop plans to change the face of delivery forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHyperloop can deliver cargo at the speed of flight and closer to the cost of trucking,\u201d states Giegel. \u201cToday, on-demand deliveries are novel. Tomorrow, they will be the expectation. The need for faster trade continues to grow and existing systems are outdated. With hyperloop, transport can take hours versus days. We have the opportunity to expand the capacity for high-priority, on-demand goods typically served by air \u2014 fresh food, medical supplies, electronics, and more.We could also expand freight transportation capacity, connecting with existing modes of road, rail, ports, and air transport.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In all 27 mobility pioneers from all corners of the globe will share their transformative ideas on the impact of big data, urban air mobility, alternative fuels and the latest on the GCC rail network. Hypermotion Lab, says event organisers Messe Frankfurt, is \u201ca unique platform for disruptors and disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is a stage for founders and true innovators, where insights into the future move firmly into the spotlight, where what is old is re-thought and what is new is put to the test through a specifically curated programme of future-orientated pioneering projects and solutions, all connected by infrastructure and technology,\u201d commented Simon Mellor, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in gathering to Hypermotion Lab, the disruptors believe they\u2019ve come to exactly the right place to test and breathe life into their concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have been impressed with how much various Middle Eastern cities are willing to engage in mobility-related experiments. Urban innovations often begin with a fair amount of trials and errors. The more ideas are tested, the more likely we can materialize initiatives that bring forth real changes. As one of the regional leaders, Dubai is ahead of the rest of the world in adopting certain ground-breaking mobility technologies,\u201d said Prof. Ratti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Giegel the entire GCC holds enormous potential to lead the world in hyperloop manufacturing, investment, and job creation. \u201cIt is not burdened with centuries old systems and so can take a giant leap forward. Hyperloop will unlock enormous economic, social, and human potential by fundamentally altering barriers of distance and time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smart cities \u2013 which need smart mobility \u2013 have been gaining attention throughout the region over the past few years \u2013 and the smart money, it seems, should be on the reimaginings the Hypermotion Lab disruptors are bringing to pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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