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photo for the electorate. no. matter how much. read the bottle and mobility show. how we get from a to b. in the future air transport stand a chance for we believe our taxis are an important mode of transport for the future . or will the dream remain unfulfilled because it's not a question is whether this addresses all actual problems getting around used to be tough the desire to transport something as quickly or safely as possible seems to be a primal human instinct but starts to swerve due to a base of action or some other maneuver you need to hit the brakes immediately but i'm positive how powerful and tell green should modern means of transport believe. what is today transport for me.

but before we kick back it's time for. takeoff. is this the transport of the future is it science fiction or soon to be reality. the forecast is that cities will get bigger and bigger and they already have serious traffic problems today so i get in my air taxi and fly maybe 10 minutes and cover a distance that would take me hours on the ground. flying over the traffic a nice idea but. we believe taxis are an important mode of transport for the future if we can't manage to take off and land safely we won't have any air taxis here and. i don't think we should be promoting mobility for elites considering the current scarcity of resources and climate issues. the

discussion of the pros and cons of air taxis is in full swing. and so is the race to develop the aircraft. there is one of 3 german companies the forefront. the startup began experimenting with drone technology years ago. this kind of technology so-called multi copters has been around since about the mid 2000 i found it very exciting right from the start and i thought it probably won't be long before someone comes up with the idea of building a bigger version but that didn't happen so we went ahead and did it. the 1st aircraft we developed was the one with the bouncy ball underneath then we worked with a lot of partners universities and so on to make it more and more professional. the 1st of all the copy was. built in 2017

a lightweight vertical takeoff aircraft with 18 electric rotors it's already flown in cities like dubai and singapore the startup is now a recognized development company and is close to receiving commercial certification then production can begin. to. the technology is so strikingly simple that you can build an aircraft with much less effort than a helicopter and. the fact that it's also very quiet and emission free with no exhaust fumes gives huge huge advantages. flying long dream of humankind 'd early scientists like leonardo da vinci laid the groundwork for manned flight which 1st took place about 120 years ago. but the dream didn't stop there at 1st flying cars were a mere curiosity. since then the technology has evolved there are surprisingly many hybrid aircraft combining car and plane but they need

a runway. this futuristic creature the. takes the next step it's a compact car until it spreads its wings and rises vertically into the air. flying cars air taxis. will the skies soon be teeming with them like a new cult classic the 5th element. in. a lot of news reports mention the film the 5th element where the whole sky is full of aircraft it's definitely not going to be like that imagine you have a dedicated takeoff and landing pads then it's more like a kind of cable car where they all fly in a row like a string of pearls. defined routes with designated landing pads for example on high rise building. it's like this luxury tower in miami in germany munich

central railway station is getting a landing pad. air taxis are being discussed by the german ministry of transport. we have a keen interest in air taxis being deployed in germany in $27.00 saying we issued a drone ordinance that regulates the operation of unmanned aircraft the next step is to introduce regulations tailored to air taxis and. this will be done mainly on a european level. frankfurt airport is in talks with the european aviation safety agency the plan a kind of air bridge between the airport and the greater frankfurt area. see great opportunities in air taxi technology but we also believe this cannot be the solution to all our traffic problems but we think it's a logical addition to public transport especially in urban areas and we hope as many people as possible will be able to use this mode of transport in the future

and the catholic and. more than 100 companies worldwide are blazing the trail global players like airbus boeing n 10 cent are investing millions in ambitious projects. the german startup lilium has the vision of flying 300 kilometers with 5 passengers but a low cost mass produced volkswagen of the skies is not yet on the horizon. the global elites in cities of this world like new york sao paolo shanghai and beijing have money and want to travel fast and so there will be a demand and enough progress there will also be a dynamic demand and it's not the question is whether this really addresses the problems we actually have people but it will probably only be a solution to the mobility problem for a small part of the population it's a kind of elite mobility science and i think leading mobley to it and that all.

already exists or operates a helicopter service in cities like new york or air taxi simply a more environmentally friendly version. are they worth all the effort to develop them. by listening to the demands on people whole everything that moves into the 3rd dimension needs more energy in purely physical terms to stay up in the air simply even if the energy is 100 percent renewable it won't be a solution because we need that renewable energy which we are making great efforts to produce for ground based traffic and for. traffic congestion in megacities continues to be the greatest challenge with or without renewable energy everyone is stuck in traffic jams but even the air space is by no means as empty as air taxi advocates often suggest. as a matter. of course we are aware the airspace capacity just like ground capacity is finite and we're already taking that into account in our thinking that we have to make sure the air taxis fit into existing aspace uncontrolled uncontrolled.

more and more cargo drones are flying in uncontrolled airspace and someday they'll be autonomous they'll need to be programmed to ensure they don't collide with manned air texas there is still no comprehensive traffic management system that takes into account the entire air space at all levels with manned and unmanned aircraft. i've been discounted off the show it's got all the safety issues haven't been dealt with i have great concerns about whether it'll work for me and i don't think the question of societal acceptance has been properly considered at all if we already have problems on the ground people will certainly object to large numbers of drones flying above their heads and completing the dream of flying could turn into a nightmare the technology is ready even if no air taxi is ever stayed in the air for more than a few minutes but do we really want a fleet of air taxis above our head. this question has not yet been answered in

fact it hasn't even been properly asked. could this car be a sensible alternative to the 4 wheeled vehicles of today the opel grand land x. hybrid 4 features 2 electric motors and a gasoline engine. i love green cars and this opel grandon x. looks especially good in green and it's the greenest compact s.u.v. of a german manufacturer. green stance i'm not color blind for the environmental friendliness of this plug in hybrid from i. fall commuters and also suitable for longer distances with its 43 liter tank and it shows other people that you are driving with emissions with this l.e.d.

it's like that up and shows your commitment for the environment. on the inside because my ex looks just like a regular and c.v. . the center console holds the gear selector for the 8 speed automatic transmission . the infotainment screen displays important information on the hybrid drive train . engine and 2 electric motors one in the front and one in the back of the reaction as used but when it gets slippery the front engine is added and this is the most powerful opel because it's got 220 kilowatts. takes the grand land for a little. slippery road it's a problem for the all wheel drive. insides of the ground defense only

a little bit from conventional brothers. 3 points one is small display in the middle it shows the flow number 2 is the driving mode switch here in the middle you can juice all wheel drive electric spalt and hybrid. motor on the front axle and the gasoline engine to propel the ground. switching regeneration on demand enables. one pedal driving that means taking your foot off the gas pedal brings the car to a full stop without breaking. we could break into g.e. . number 3 is the button here in the middle display you can choose some statistic data you can choose the time when the car should be charged for example

during the night and very important the. remaining range for example when you want to drive into a low 0 emissions zone. for example the downtown area selecting e.c. lets you choose how much battery life to reserve 10 or 20 kilometers for the maximum electric range so you can use it later when needed. for example 80 percent of the people because i don't drive more than 50 kilometers per day and the range of the opal is 59 kilometers so if you charge it overnight which takes about 7 hours you can drive all the time without any emissions. related it's to charge the car while you're at work if there's a charging station nearby juicing the battery can be as fast as 2 hours with the optional $7.00 kilowatt onboard charger. this plug in hybrid

is important not only for the environment but also for opel because it reduces the fleet consumption 95 grams per kilometer allowed in you regulation 631 article 10 of 29000 says that each gram more costs 95 euros talk car and this sums up quite nicely for millions sold cars. the plus points of the grand land it's substantial all electric range and all wheel drive the minus. points the hybrid drive train makes it heavier meaning more fuel consumption and a hefty base price of around $51000.00 euros but all in all this is an intelligent option.

and camping on hang on in that we. have been just. the father of it has to. motorized caravans are anything but an unusual sight today over a century since they were emergence except the cars towing them out quite a bit beefier not least as suv ease and pick ups with their all wheel drive an awesome engine outputs but the concept goes back to ancient times the invention of the wheel also meant the 1st tractors. back in asterix is time they needed an ox cart to get around. that it wasn't long until the concept of horsepower entered the public arena

chariots with the original sport utility vehicles. centuries later inventive minds repurpose the steam engine to get the 1st trains up and running. communal registrations and sales of caravans have been at record levels in recent years. but there's a downside to this kind of upward mobility. the internet has a ton of video showing the devastating results of fishtailing caravans. setting off with a several ton mobile home when your hitch is no child's play and requires adequate training and preparation. we've come to the german automobile club's driving safety center where we meet with driving instructor on shula book he knows the law when it

comes to who is actually allowed to tow which trailer. who car lot most likely guess what your license allows you to drive is determined by the weight of the vehicle this combination has a trailer with a 1.5 ton maximum permissible weight and a telling vehicle with $2.00 tons together they add up to $3.00 times so that would require you to have a license allowing you to drive in excess of 3 and a half ton like off of tons of fondue fruition ok now the number technical requirements for safe towing i think about what does the maximum 108000000 and where do i find it odd that the stuff last resort to the talking weight is the way to assert it by the trailer on the vehicle hit. it's a vital importance for your driving safety this fonts on in this case the hitch has a ton weight of $100.00 kilos the last of the and that's ideal for

a stable combination of hostile be tickled me not so and all that but i'm going to check that. there. are no ways to place a jack under the caravans coupler and put a regular set of scales underneath you then arrange the cargo in the vehicle to produce a ton weight of $100.00 kilos and if. we have a number of things here to help increase driving stability this is an autonomous trailer brake i think gauges the trailer service brake and electronically detects instabilities such as swerving. vonnie dakotas and all without any driver intervention at them breaks the trailer to stable. as the vehicle combination. the staff the vehicle starts to swerve due to invasive action or some other maneuver so you need to hit the brakes immediately. the trailer braking gauges and

celebrates the car and trailer. this reestablishes stability in a speed range that also guarantee is a sound level of safety. there is quite a range of modern day traction engines in the s.u.v. segment 1st up is a high riding wagon 90 cross country. i need optional extra here is a backup camera that helps to hitch a trailer. maximum topass 2.4 tons. the volvo doesn't come cheap however with prices in germany starting at $62000.00 euros. representing classic s.u.v.s is the same. ideal for family caravan trips. coupled with a very decent 2.4 tonne towing trailer capacity. also decent is the price $44000.00

euros so you can splash out on the caravan. if you want to launch your classic grievous boating style look no further than the maharani live on today with a 275 horsepower diesel this is our most powerful entrant and it's 75000 euro's also the priciest but it will haul up to $2.00 tons of pedestrian freight. and that surpassed only by our 2 heavyweights from toyota. the jeep wrangler may have been given a make over but it still has the classic set up the ladder frame chassis. in the rigid axles with sturdy coil springs and solid stabilizers so even with big freight at the back you'll be super secure the jeep isn't allowed to tow more than $2.00 tons but it does come standard with a trailer stabilizer system for 47000 euros. a

high lux looks like a workhorse and has stats like 12. and it certainly needs those 110 kilowatts for a towing capacity of 3 tons. of paint true tractor style. frame and rigid axles this is definitely a case of form follows function. the uli is here is about 40 years old fully loaded and with a full tank it weighs $1.00 to $1.00 tons. on the trailer here weighs another $350.00 kilos for a total of almost $1.00 tons to get into the water and back out. when it's time to launch a retrieve that you'll use in the spring or fall the money ground can be slippery this is where all wheel drive comes in handy permanent or on demand. models have no

trouble getting this to turn or into the water or fishing it out. so what qualifies as a good towing vehicle a higher curb weight will generally mean a more comfortable ride on the road obviously horsepower is important but even more so is torque and a rear wheel drive is preferable to front wheel. that's where weightier trailers road surfaces are involved you can't go wrong with all wheel drive. if you have seriously heavy cargo to the jeep wrangler coup. be your port of call. except the latest model has a max pulling capacity just 2 and a half tons almost a 3rd less than its predecessor. so when the going gets tough there's only the toilet a high lux with a towing capacity of just over 3 tons and with a base price of just $26000.00 euro's unlike the rest of our s.u.v.

quintet it's the only relatively affordable choice. by the way thanks to modern d.s.p. systems scenes like this are nowadays largely a thing of the past. have you ever wondered what to do when you go on whether in a relationship or even depressed off the breakout might be the onset for wales and enough petrol for a long journey. get some when. we're talking to are just about the relief in effect of

a colorado right through the countryside. with 4 wheels like in her video only 2 wheels in a free time cruiser. that. is my mom she leads this is my room that's right this is you really. see in the surround it's a good thing for the video to the song right out in the country she broke a classic pick up although in the interview she reveals her love for foster costs and entrance in modern technology. one i do very. very. hungry. and. that would tend. to say this is not. one. to.

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and exactly i appear to look exactly the same only with ben myself clearly want to get rid of something this version of myself. which she gets back. trouble. for you know right out in the country is a repeat on wheels. enjoy the ride. and see you next week on rants.

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