Flying cars are impractical and unnecessary. Here's why
Although investors are excited about the prospect of airborne vehicles, there are limitations to consider.
An architect and engineer by training, Carlo Ratti practices in Italy and teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he directs the Senseable City Lab. Ratti has co-authored over 200 publications and holds several patents. He has been included in Esquire Magazine’s Best and Brightest list, in Blueprint Magazine’s 25 People who will Change the World of Design and in Forbes Magazine’s People you need to know in 2011. Ratti was a presenter at TED 2011 and is serving as a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council for Urban Management.
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.