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From the Ted Talk by Rodin Lyasoff: How autonomous flying taxis could change the way you travel

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Now, I work in downtown San Jose, which is near the airport. And there are actually days when I can leave work, get on a plane and fly to Los aeenlgs faster than I can drive to San Francisco. Cities are only getting more populated, the roads are full, and it's really difficult to eanxpd them. And so in a lot of places, there really aren't a lot of good solutions for getting around tffiarc.

But what if you could fly over it? The sky is underutilized, and I would argue it will never be as congested as the roads are. First of all, you've got a whole other dosmieinn, but also just safety cdeotirnaosnis and air-traffic maaeengnmt will not allow bumper-to-bumper traffic in the sky. Which means, in many cases, flying can be a long-term, compelling attvielrane to traveling on the ground.

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Now, I work in downtown San Jose, which is near the airport. And there are actually days when I can leave work, get on a plane and fly to Los _______ faster than I can drive to San Francisco. Cities are only getting more populated, the roads are full, and it's really difficult to ______ them. And so in a lot of places, there really aren't a lot of good solutions for getting around _______.

But what if you could fly over it? The sky is underutilized, and I would argue it will never be as congested as the roads are. First of all, you've got a whole other _________, but also just safety ______________ and air-traffic __________ will not allow bumper-to-bumper traffic in the sky. Which means, in many cases, flying can be a long-term, compelling ___________ to traveling on the ground.

Solution


  1. management
  2. considerations
  3. dimension
  4. expand
  5. alternative
  6. angeles
  7. traffic

Original Text


Now, I work in downtown San Jose, which is near the airport. And there are actually days when I can leave work, get on a plane and fly to Los Angeles faster than I can drive to San Francisco. Cities are only getting more populated, the roads are full, and it's really difficult to expand them. And so in a lot of places, there really aren't a lot of good solutions for getting around traffic.

But what if you could fly over it? The sky is underutilized, and I would argue it will never be as congested as the roads are. First of all, you've got a whole other dimension, but also just safety considerations and air-traffic management will not allow bumper-to-bumper traffic in the sky. Which means, in many cases, flying can be a long-term, compelling alternative to traveling on the ground.

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