The future of transportation?:
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I recently read an article from the Huffington Post about California's quest to construct a system of high-speed passenger monorails.
This plan, the first segment of which is expected to be completed by 2020, is a necessary step in our society’s evolution of transportation. Rail transportation is hundreds of times more efficient than our other fuel-based methods of fuel-based travel. If employed an a large-scale basis, it would significantly decrease pollution levels caused by fuel exhaust.
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The last paragraph of the article states:
"It's not only about fast trains; high-speed rail represents a fundamentally different way of operating a passenger rail system with trains, track, and stations that are digitally aware, interconnected and infused with intelligence. It promises to be one smart ride."
I think this is a reflection of where our society and the future of our technology is headed. The same kind of statements can be seen with the newest models of cars that come out each year.
Our need for speed in all areas of life is becoming kind of overwhelming. It's taking over our brains and the way we think. Obviously the Internet and related media technologies have been the pioneers of fast-paced lifestyles.
A survey from AllAboutAuto.us recently revealed that more and more automobile owners want the internet in their vehicles!
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In one way this technological shift is a good thing. It is seamlessly integrating all of our technologies into a more smoothly operating system that allows us to communicate faster and more efficiently with one another, as well as the ability to share exponential amounts of information across broad networks of people and groups.
But at the same time this constant interconnectedness could cause some serious changes in the way we operate as people.
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