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Machines that can propel themselves on the road or in the air while carrying passengers were once a fantasy that only existed in the minds and sketchbooks of inventors like Leonardo da Vinci and the Wright brothers. Now, they’re an everyday reality, dramatically changing where and how people live and work.Machines that can propel themselves on the road or in the air while carrying passengers were once a fantasy that only existed in the minds and sketchbooks of inventors like Leonardo da Vinci and the Wright brothers. Now, they’re an everyday reality, dramatically changing where and how people live and work.
Many big ideas that have transformed life as we know it started out as simple renderings. Could you be the next Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla? For our series on the future of transportation, we want to see your ideas about what cars, bikes, trains, ships and airplanes – or even hoverboards – might look like 50 or 100 years from now. Your concept can be as simple as a single vehicle or even a piece of a vehicle or as complex as a new traffic system or reimagined transportation plan for your city or town.Many big ideas that have transformed life as we know it started out as simple renderings. Could you be the next Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla? For our series on the future of transportation, we want to see your ideas about what cars, bikes, trains, ships and airplanes – or even hoverboards – might look like 50 or 100 years from now. Your concept can be as simple as a single vehicle or even a piece of a vehicle or as complex as a new traffic system or reimagined transportation plan for your city or town.
Technological developments today have the potential to create new types of vehicles. Carmakers are gradually automating tasks such as parallel parking and lane changing. Some companies are engineering jetpacks and rockets that could make the airspace much more crowded. Chauffeurs of the future may well be robots.Technological developments today have the potential to create new types of vehicles. Carmakers are gradually automating tasks such as parallel parking and lane changing. Some companies are engineering jetpacks and rockets that could make the airspace much more crowded. Chauffeurs of the future may well be robots.
Send us a sketch or other visual representation of your original idea, and we’ll post some of the submissions. They don’t have to be fancy, computer generated drawings – pencil, crayons or any other visual medium will work, too.Send us a sketch or other visual representation of your original idea, and we’ll post some of the submissions. They don’t have to be fancy, computer generated drawings – pencil, crayons or any other visual medium will work, too.
Please describe how your concept will work. Does it solve a big problem? Maybe your design, if realized, would make traveling more fun and stylish. Maybe it would banish traffic jams forever, or would run on fuel that won’t bankrupt Earth’s resources. Please describe how your concept will work. Does it solve a big problem? Maybe your design, if realized, would make traveling more fun and stylish. Maybe it would banish traffic jams forever, or would run on fuel that won’t bankrupt Earth’s resources. Use the hashtag #SketchForGuardian if you want to submit over Instagram or Twitter.
Remember to only send materials that you’ve created and to which you own the copyright. By submitting your work, you agree that the Guardian has an unlimited right to publish or otherwise use it.Remember to only send materials that you’ve created and to which you own the copyright. By submitting your work, you agree that the Guardian has an unlimited right to publish or otherwise use it.
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