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We are going to have autonomous trucks
and even the containers on the ship might
actually change into some other futuristic
smart concept. And certainly, the rate of
change may increase too in the next 10-15
years. We are very optimistic about this.

So a big transformation is anticipated
in the coming years. According to you,
how it will affect the social fabric of the
cities and societies?
This is almost like early internet days. How-
ever, once one or two of these new things hit
the market, there will be more number of
novel concepts, which you cannot even pre-
dict at this point of time, that would happen.
Like you will have autonomous vehicles
and connected Hyperloops — these are the
things that will change the cities and also
the way the cities are designed.
Soon we will have new idea of cities,
like a city of factories, rather than a mere
residential city. You will have a new kind
of suburbs where you can live in one area “Saudi is a big market for us and we are interested in collaborations there.
and shop in another in a very smart man-
ner. And advanced transportation is set to NEOM is a big project and we would like to see how we can contribute in this.”
play a big role in transforming our cities
and future. Revolution, what would you say are the actually stimulate a lot of the testing and
cutting edge technologies that will fa- can design much more quickly than the
Can you give one example of how this cilitate in this journey? process of developing a prototype. This all
will change the common man’s life? For this, I will give you two examples — was not possible if technology was not this
Let me give you one example. There one will be an actual technology example developed. For example in case of gauging
are places where you can go for week- and other will be an example of a process. an impact of a car crash, if you had thought
ends now — you may drive two to three So, in terms of actual technology — about what was happening 30 years ago —
hours out on Friday, then come back (next you couldn’t have built a Hyperloop even you had to actually put dummies in the car
day) and you might spend the remaining 10-20 years ago because you did not and then crash them. This must be done
weekend home. But if you are in an au- know about the software, the process, the WR ÀQG RXW WKH GHJUHH RI IDWDOLW\ +RZHYHU
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sleeper facility, you can drive seven hours have any of that. actually design a software and come out
away or eight hours away overnight, reach You really really sophisticated comput- with accurate conclusions.
a place that is out of your usual zone of er systems to keep the Hyperloop on its Besides, on the process side, it is about
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have Hyperloops connecting such places, controlled properly. You need very com- enced by the way softwares have been
wonderful things will be possible. You plicated computer systems to make sure developed. We have a software model
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day for work. where to go and where not. You need sen- test it on the systems and you can trust the
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