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Driverless cars

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Fully autonomous vehicles, also known as robotic cars, or cars without a driver, already exist in prototype, and should be commercially available around 2020. Under urban designer and futurist Michael E. Arth, electrical conductor

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vehicles in conjunction with the increased use of virtual reality to work, travel and leisure, could reduce 800 million vehicles in the world at a fraction of that number within a few decades. [38] It would be possible if almost all private cars require drivers who are not in use and is not even 90% of the time,

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be traded for public independent taxi driving which was under almost constant use. This would also get the appropriate vehicle for the specific need for a bus could come from a group of people, a limousine would come for a special evening, and a Segway could come from a short trip in the street for a person. Children can be a driver safety supervision, Duis no longer exist, and 41,000 lives could be saved each year in the United States alone. [39] [40]

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Future car technologies

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Automobile propulsion technology under development include gasoline / electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, electric batteries, hydrogen cars, biofuels and various alternative fuels.

Research on the future of other forms of power include the development of fuel cells, Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI), stirling engines [41], and even using the stored energy of compressed air or liquid nitrogen.

New materials which may replace steel car bodies include duralumin, fiberglass, carbon fiber and carbon nanotubes.

Telematics allows more cars to work on a pay-as-you-go basis, through programs such as City Car Club in the UK, mobility in continental Europe, and Zipcar in the U.S. .

Alternatives to the automobile

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alternatives for establishing certain aspects of automobile use include public transit (buses, trolleybuses, trains, subways, monorails, tramways), cycling, walking, rollerblading, skateboarding, horseback riding and using a velomobile. arrangements for car sharing and carpooling are also increasingly popular U.S. market leader in car-sharing has experienced double digit growth in revenue and enrollment growth between 2006 and 2007, offering a service that allows citizens "share" a vehicle rather than owning a car in already congested neighborhoods. [42] The bike-share systems have been tried in some European cities, including Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Similar programs have been piloted in a number of cities in the U.S. [43]. Additional modes of transportation, such as personal rapid transit could serve as an alternative to automobiles if they prove to be socially accepted [44].