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Flying cars are impractical and unnecessary. Here's why
Although investors are excited about the prospect of airborne vehicles, there are limitations to consider.
Architect and engineer by training. Teaches at MIT; directs the Senseable City Laboratory. Founding Partner, international design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati. Leading voice in the debate on new technologies' impact on urban life. Work exhibited in several venues worldwide, including the Venice Biennale, New York's MoMA, London's Science Museum and Barcelona's Design Museum. Two projects – the Digital Water Pavilion and the Copenhagen Wheel – were hailed by Time Magazine as "Best Inventions of the Year". Included in "Smart List: 50 people who will change the world", Wired Magazine. Currently, Co-Chair, Global Future Council on Cities and Urbanization, World Economic Forum; Special Adviser on Urban Innovation to the European Commission.
Although investors are excited about the prospect of airborne vehicles, there are limitations to consider.
Antes de que llamemos mentalmente a nuestro próximo aerotaxi, pensemos en lo que realmente significaría el que el cielo se llenara de helicópteros en miniatura, transportando a gente a su...
Thanks to technology, life in our cities in 2030 will be radically different to the way it is today. But will it be better or worse?
La toma de decisiones impulsadas por los datos podría abrumar a la innovación, argumentar Carlo Ratti y Dirk Helbing.
Data-driven decision-making could overwhelm innovation, argue Carlo Ratti and Dirk Helbing.
Improving access to data and social networks, and building applications on top of that, could help address some of Africa's major issues, writes Carlo Ratti.