Future Scenario - Automobile-managed Transportation
Future Scenario - Automobile-managed Transportation
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It is 2020, and Dave drives the newest model car, the 2020 Sit Back, in midnight blue. When Dave wakes up in the morning, he puts toothpaste on his toothbrush and walks toward the window to reach his car switch by the window seal. As he brushes his teeth with his left hand, his right hand turns the switch on to start the car as he looks at his car through the window.

Dave finishes preparing in ten minutes and walks out the door with an apple. He pushes the button O on the switch and the door slides up while his favorite music turns on. Dave gets in the car and the sensor in the car senses his presence and the door slides down. The seat is already warmed up and he sets his destination on the navigation panel.

The car smoothly runs out the driveway and the wheels turn themselves in accordance with the navigation computer. He listens to the radio as he eats an apple. Soon, he sees the fuel engine turning on. His car stops at the fuel station and fills up with a gallon of ethanol and a gallon of gasoline. This will keep the car going for a week.

The car starts again and he decides to watch DMB TV. He switches the map to channel 5 and watches his favorite talk show.

To increase the volume, Dave simply has to push the volume key on a remote control and all the windows change to tinted mode.

The inside of the car becomes pitch black, and the chair leans back to the comfortable position. He decides that the monitor itself is too small, so he pushes another button on the remote control that shoots a projector beam from the back of the car to a descending down screen over the front window.

Then Dave pushes number 5 on the remote control that automatically dials to the Coffee Bean. The speaker is picked up and he talks at the speaker that is on the dashboard to order a cup of mocha latte and a banana muffin. Five minutes later, the car stops at the drive through and Dave picks up his coffee and the muffin.

The ride proceeds. Dave's company is downtown, but he decided to live in a remote area, where he could rest in laid back environment at least for the night. It wasn't difficult for him to decide to commute back and forth because of this car. Stressful driving is now ancient history. The gas is way more affordable, the technology is highly advanced, and being in a car is comfortable enough for him to spend hours doing so. The car is another form of a customized room these days.

Sometimes Dave just puts on a self drive mode and drives like the old days listening to music. Sometimes he only controls his wheels by setting the car to cruise. On the wheel, there is the volume and fast forward or rewind button for him to easily set settings to listen to music in the most suitable condition. On sunny days, he simply pushes a button that opens the top of the car. As the car drives automatically, he looks up the sky, closes his eyes, opens his arms, and feels the wind passing through each of his fingers.

Driving is a stress reliever. Sometimes, it does a better job than anything else in the world for Dave. Next month, Dave will take his car to the shop and download the upgraded photo system. The little camera set in headlights can take photos ahead of the road, but the image quality was not as good. Dave is excited to upgrade the program next month.


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