Modern technology is developing rapidly. Futuristic images can be seen in the photo of the cars of the future, but most of them are already embodied in specialized laboratories and workshops of modern concerns.

Content

• 1 Generational change and technology
• 2 Fuel issues
• 3 The problem of space in megacities
• 4 Car power
• 5 Environmental component
• 6 Maximum Security
• 7 Streamlined shape
• 8 Variations with motors
• 9 Flying vehicle
• 10 Future without drivers

Generational change and technology

There are several actual problems of the automotive industry, which are solved in parallel with the improvement of the appearance of transport.

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These factors include:

• minimizing fuel consumption;
• reduction in size;
• increase power parameters of the power plant;
• maximum environmental friendliness of the materials and equipment used;
• ensuring the safety of the driver and passengers;
• lowering drag coefficient, etc.

Unleashing such problems, large companies often present a prototype, because you can often understand what the future car will be like with a personal visual inspection.

Fuel issues

It should be noted that modern transport consumes significantly less fuel than previous generations. This fact applies to any type of energy. Reducing the rate remains a priority for the vast majority of manufacturing companies.

Getting rid of fuel addiction provides an increase in mileage between gas stations. In parallel, the search for new sources of energy for the movement of the vehicle. The main focus is on natural sources:

• biodisel;
• products from vegetable / animal fats;
• esterification products.

Renewable types of energy carriers also contribute to reducing their final cost. Cars of the future, pictures of which are presented on the page, can completely eliminate harmful emissions by switching to safe types of fuel or electricity.

Saving fuel by drivers is seen in the fact that many are seeking to tinker with cars to install gas equipment or purchase hybrid cars. Some countries have signed declarations on the rejection of the production and operation of the engine until the middle of the century..

The problem of space in megacities

The prevalence of personal transport led to the fact that in large cities there was little space for parking lots, garages and parking lots. Kilometer plugs can paralyze traffic for several hours. Small cars have become a trend, but the opposite trend is spreading in parallel to increase the safety and comfort of passengers. Accordingly, there are two types of transport:

• urban minicar;
• overall cars for travel and country walks.

Advanced design and variability will allow to manipulate with forms depending on situations, for example, in the parking lot.

It is worth knowing that the Hiriko Citycar EV folding double car is produced with a variable length, which the car owner can change at any time from 2.5 to 1.5 m.

Car power

Engines for cars of the future must solve two opposite problems. One is to increase power, and the second is to reduce their size. A popular phenomenon is the installation of various turbines and blowers of different types for engines, which has a positive effect on the power parameters of the car.

Most modern engines with a working liter volume of the motor are several times larger than the power of their predecessors, which were produced several decades ago. Thus, the modernization has a positive effect on reducing the volume and increasing power, simultaneously reducing fuel consumption.

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Environmental component

For many years, environmental friendliness of transport has been relevant. Increasing the amount of internal combustion engines often led to an increase in dirty emissions into the atmosphere. Engineers had to solve problems associated with improving the cleanliness of the vehicle in terms of exhaust gases.

The main lines of progress in this area are the use of electric traction, when charging is carried out at special stations or at home, or the introduction of technology with hydrogen engines. Experts predict a reduction in the cost of hydrogen production, which will make such transport less costly and more profitable for users.

Maximum security

A significant number of accidents has led to the fact that the machines are equipped with a large number of passive and active safety systems. They are designed to reduce the potential harm from traffic accidents. Services are also used that anticipate negative events.

Among the progressive systems that have already been created and will continue to evolve, is adaptive cruise control. The built-in module independently reacts to hazards and blocks collisions with other vehicles on the way. The number of airbags to cushion possible blows is increasing.

Streamlined shape

Drawings of cars of the future are images with the most streamlined parameters. Such an approach has a positive effect on both increasing power and reducing fuel consumption. The minimum coefficient of resistance to air gets rid of the windage formed during fast movement.

Work on the forms will continue in the future. The format will be selected not only exotic, but also the most functional. The following tendencies will prevail:

• the main lines and features will shift towards today's conceptual models, which can be found in the working folders of design bureaus or on the stands of ultra-trendy auto shows;
• in addition to the exterior, transformation is expected inside the salons, where, in addition to new nanomaterials with unique properties (heavy-duty, dust-proof and water-repellent, breathable, etc.), the abundance of “smart” electronics will continue to grow;
• selection of the design of the machine will be carried out not on the basis of past lines, but for operation over the next few years;
• the level of personalization of transport in terms of appearance will increase, respectively, the owner will have access to new color schemes, a wide choice of various prints or patterns, which can be customized using an application in a smartphone.

However, in the future, such a format will require large financial investments from automakers.

Variations with motors

Engines for cars in the future are unlikely to remain in the form of ICE. At the current stage, they are still actively replacing electrical analogues. This happens in some concerns gradually, using hybrid models.

The advantages of electric cars are obvious, because their power plants are significantly smaller in size and are able to receive power from a conventional 220V household network. The network of gas stations specializing in electric cars is gradually growing. The volume of batteries increases, raising the mileage between charges. The disadvantage so far is the bulkiness and weight of the installed battery.

On the North American continent and in Japan, much attention is paid to hydrogen technologies. An oxidizing reactor is installed on board the machine that processes hydrogen, and as a result of the operation of such equipment, water vapor is formed.

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The Italian company has created a "solar" power plant. A feature of this model, which was called Archimede, is the ability to accelerate to 100 km / h without consuming any fuel. The outer surface is dotted with solar panels.

One of the world's largest concerns TaTa, located in India, has adopted exclusively air. The machine runs on compressed air, and in the near future, the eco-car will appear in the series.

Flying vehicle

The lack of space on earth is forcing many developers to turn their eyes up. Flying cars of the future, according to the authors, are able to solve the problems of traffic jams and long-term movement in the city.

Advanced brands devote a lot of time to such areas, as a result, those who wish can familiarize themselves with some developments in the following list:

• SkyCar-M The product of Moller International can now be purchased at an online auction of $ 1 million. However, until now, the device has not received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States to fly. Test flying cars will have in another country.
• Volkswagen Hover Car. A two-seater floating at a short distance from the ground is a concept. It uses original technology, suggesting the presence of electromagnetic road networks. An unusual joystick is used for control, and the transport itself is packed with various security sensors.
• Terrafugia Transition. The car model is equipped with folding wings. In the compact position of the vehicle fits inside the classic garage. With a fuel consumption of 19 liters and a cruising speed of 170 km / h, the tank lasts almost eight hundred kilometers. The disadvantage is the need for a runway of up to 500 m.
• Pal-V One. The manufacturer has even opened pre-orders for a flying car. The price tag ranges from 400-600 thousand dollars. In the sky, it is possible to reach 160 km / h, and on the earth a 180 km / h is developing a twin apparatus. For takeoff need a strip.

There are other prototypes in the world for air and ground movement.

Future without drivers

Progressive are technologies in which the role of the driver is performed by automatic systems and “smart” algorithms. Autopilot technology is tested by almost all leading global concerns, including domestic companies. The main task is to reduce accidents on the road and increase productivity when using transport in any area.

So far, absolutely reliable autopilots have not yet been created, but the possibilities of such equipment are growing every year. The machines that work in industry, for example, mining equipment, etc., will be launched first in the series. More stringent requirements are imposed on passenger transport, so it will be implemented with the most reliable testing and numerous tests.

It is also important to ensure interaction with the surrounding infrastructure on the highway and in the conditions of the city. In parallel, the infrastructure itself is developing, which will inform such autopilots. Some companies are talking about the complete completion of the main tests at the beginning of the second decade of the XXI century. Waiting for the future is not long.