Next Big Future October 5, 2019
According to IATA and other aviation journals the number of passengers transported by airlines will double by 2040 to around 8.5 billion passengers. The total operating mileage of China’s high-speed rail network is predicted to exceed 50,000 km by 2030–2035, thus revolutionizing land-based travel. China is developing two types of next-generation trains, one class which can carry passengers at a top speed of 500 kilometers (310 miles) an hour and cargo at 250km/h, with wheels that can adjust to fit different track gauges used around the world. China is also developing maglev trains capable of 600 kph and speed will be increased to 1000 kph and beyond by adding evacuated tubes around the maglev lines. In China, high-speed rail and fast self-driving cars will ensure the nearly complete elimination of shorter air trips up to the three-hour trip time. Starting around 2030, SpaceX reusable Starship rockets will start providing a replacement for long international flights…read more.
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