Friday, August 31, 2012

7 sci-fi innovations that will change travel

by Hoishan Chan

You may recall from January a story about a Canadian man who was able to cross the U.S. border using a scan of his passport on his iPad. Turns out that wasn't entirely true, as he also had his birth certificate and driver's license on him.

Nevertheless, it's assumed this kind of digital identification will be part of the future of travel, just as some airlines already allow digital boarding passes on smartphones.

More high-tech innovations that appear beyond reality now could soon become standard.

Here are seven innovations that could just change, even enhance, the travel experience. 

1. Driverless cars

AutoNOMOS Labs tested its first driverless car in Berlin in September 2011. A similar project has persuaded the State of Nevada to allow Google to test its autonomous cars on Nevada roads.

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Source: http://rss.cnngo.com/~r/cnngo/~3/oe4QvoAcikg/7-sci-fi-innovations-will-change-travel-893079

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