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What is the Future of Transportation? | WIPO Technology Trends Report

World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO

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Warm-up Questions

When you think about the future of transportation, what new technologies do you imagine?
What is one transportation problem you hope technology will solve (traffic, pollution, safety, cost, etc.)?
Which seems most exciting to you: autonomous cars, hypersonic flights, or electric vehicles? Why?

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What is the Future of Transportation? | WIPO Technology Trends Report

A vision of future travel (00:00 – 00:32)

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1. What powers the autonomous cars in the imagined world?

Gasoline stations on every corner
Wind turbines on highways
Solar panels on the car roofs
Power drawn from the roads below

2. What does AI use to optimize trips?

Driver opinions
Realtime data
Monthly reports
Printed maps

3. How long could a hypersonic flight from London to Sydney take in this vision?

Under 12 hours
Under 2 hours
Around 24 hours
About 6 hours

What is the Future of Transportation? | WIPO Technology Trends Report

The report and the drivers of innovation (00:32 – 00:52)

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1. What does the technology trends report show?

Old transportation methods from the past
Only problems caused by transportation
The next wave of transportation innovation
A list of the world’s busiest airports

2. What is the next wave of transportation innovation being driven by?

Tourism and advertising
Fashion and entertainment
Cheap fuel and more highways
Sustainability and digitalization

3. According to the patent analysis, what are inventors around the world trying to ensure?

That transportation becomes more expensive
That how we get around tomorrow is cleaner and better than today
That cars become larger and faster only
That people travel less

What is the Future of Transportation? | WIPO Technology Trends Report

Examples across sea, land, air, and beyond (00:52 – 01:52)

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1. Which innovation is mentioned for transportation at sea?

Autonomous ships and smart ports
High-speed trains
Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
Reusable rockets

2. What is said to be driving change on land?

Horse-drawn transport
Only bicycles and walking
Only taxis and buses
Electric vehicles, highspeed trains, and smart traffic management systems

3. How does intellectual property support innovation, according to the speaker?

By slowing down technology approvals
By banning new inventions
By encouraging investment in research and development
By replacing engineers with AI

What is the Future of Transportation? | WIPO Technology Trends Report

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1. What is the main message of the video?

Future transportation will be slower but safer.
Transportation innovation is advancing and becoming more connected, efficient, and greener.
The best solution is to stop inventing new technology.
Only air travel will change in the future.

2. Which areas does the video include when describing transportation innovation?

Sea, land, air, and beyond Earth’s atmosphere
Only airports
Only highways and roads
Only cities

3. According to the video, what helps push innovation forward?

Focusing only on traditional vehicles
Intellectual property and investment in R&D
Reducing research
Avoiding patents

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

What is the Future of Transportation? | WIPO Technology Trends Report

Which innovation from the video (sea, land, air, or space) do you think will affect daily life the most? Why?
What are some possible downsides of autonomous transportation (safety, jobs, privacy, hacking)?
How can transportation become “greener” in your city or country in the next 10 years?
Do you think intellectual property (like patents) helps or slows down innovation overall? Explain your opinion.