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Transportation

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Transportation.

Video playlists about Transportation

Big solutions using cell phones

Cell phones, while small, are mighty. From loans to a life-saving crisis line, learn all about the ways our phones (smart, or otherwise) are paving pathways to a brighter, more accessible future.

Dude, where's my driverless car?

Let's be honest, flying cars are still a ways into the future. Until then, learn about the extraordinary lengths we've come with cars that drive themselves.

Reimagining borders

Get to know our continuously interconnected world with talks that transcend our traditional understanding of boundaries and their limitations.

Talks to make your commute go faster

These engrossing stories will make your drive -- or train ride -- fly by. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you won't feel an ounce of road rage. And you won't miss a thing if you can't watch the visuals.

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Talks about Transportation

Your self-driving robotaxi is almost here

Super speed, magnetic levitation and the vision behind the hyperloop

Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal

The surprisingly long history of electric cars

Freeman H. Shen

A future with fewer cars

A feminist reimagining of Kenya's public transport

The future of flying is electrifying

How we can curb climate change by spending two percent more on everything

What's the best fuel for your car?

The material that could change the world ... for a third time

What it takes to create social change against all odds

A friendly, autonomous robot that delivers your food

The new urgency of climate change

Benjamin Seibold

What is phantom traffic and why is it ruining your life?

A camera that can see around corners

Why we need a more accessible digital landscape

How do self-driving cars "see"?

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Exclusive articles about Transportation

Many of us thought we’d be riding around in AI-driven cars by now — so what happened?

We’ve been told that AI-driven cars will soon be all over our roads, but where are they? Writer Janelle Shane explains how our world with all its unpredictable challenges -- things like pedestrians, sinkholes and kangaroos -- are testing the capabilities of the most advanced artificial intelligence.

Posted Nov 2019

The future of transportation is already here

Let’s shake ourselves out of our four-wheeled stupor, look at the vehicles and devices being developed, and reimagine how we’ll move around our cities, says technology curator Alex Moura.

Posted Apr 2017

Where’s my flying car? Well, probably at TED at some point

TED’s presented our share of near-misses and might-never-happen tech demos — including, depending on how you count, at least 5 flying cars.

Posted Oct 2014

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