There’s a ton of hype around the future of mobility; the possibilities appear endless!

Some conversation about the future of mobility and transportation is very real. And some of it is just car lover fantasy and transportation buff daydreams… but for the iDSC Podcast, I truly do love covering it all!

In iDSC100 I touch on primary areas of the mobile future with the greatest potential for impact on our society as a whole – but especially right here in Southern California.

***Show Notes***

Recorded July 18, 2018, in Los Angeles, CA

The Future of Mobility Editorial 

Welcome…

This is 100!

The Future of Mobility – what’s real and what’s hype?

First a quick note if you’re new to the podcast – mobility is how we move both people and stuff.

For many that has given the impression of Golden Girls, walkers and wheelchairs. And that’s not wrong – but there’s much more to it.  We’re talking technical advancements and innovation.  The future!

So here goes – this mostly my opinion after 99-episodes and constant journalistic research.

Simpson’s – Monorail Episode.

A lot of innovation is happening – that’s undeniable.

Start-ups, scooters, electric cars, driverless cars, flying cars, driverless flying cars, hyper-loops, underground highways w/ The Boring Company, electric aircraft, and space travel.

Tech in cars definitely advancing.

And let’s not forget car sharing.

Which brings me to the beginning of iDriveSoCal.

Yes, it started from my severe love of driving and cars along with an equally severe loathing of sitting in my car driving in traffic congestion.

But if there’s so much car sharing going on then why does traffic congestion continue to get worse?

Simpson’s Monorail Episode – Season 4, Episode 12.

We’re going to talk a bit about each of the previously mentioned categories – again… this is mostly my humble opinion:

Start-ups: More and more – both brand new companies and companies re-inventing themselves.

Scooters:

Lime-bike, Bird, OjO.

Random locations & UCLA

Unicorn companies

Bird’s nesting – sharing economy.

OjO – one of the first podcasts.

All working on the last mile…

Obesity, heart disease and general health?

Seems to be more legal booze cruising in MdR and tourists.

How about the ole’ heel-toe-express for that last mile conundrum?

EVs - Electric Vehicles

Electric Cars:

They’re here. No doubt.  Traditional manufacturers have deep plans.

Require less maintenance.

The torque is incredible – performance overall.

Probably electric performance will exceed fuel combustion in performance by far.

Zero emissions is great but let’s not forget:

Those huge electric batteries that are running them – what happens to those when they’re done? Landfill?

All that electricity is coming from somewhere. Produced by coal, by a nuclear power plant?

Or, produced by solar? Great then what about the emissions from producing the solar panels to capture the solar power?

And what about the disposal of those solar panels when their lifecycle is over?

Same goes for wind-power and hydro-power.

And don’t get me wrong – I’m not anti-any of this; I’m just posing some questions to think about.

Autonomous Driving

Driverless cars – We did a whole podcast on the levels of autonomous driving. Check it out at iDriveSoCal.com.  It was our 43rd  Aka iDSC043.