In Pictures: 12 cool future transportation concepts

From driverless cars to "never-stopping" trains, the way we get from point A to point B could be very different in the coming decades, most notably because of the new technologies that will be used

Solar Sailor

What better place to catch some solar rays than out in the middle of the wide open ocean, unencumbered by trees and buildings? That's the thinking behind the Solar Sailor, a series of boats of various sizes that use solar energy to propel the ships. It works for anything from ferries to private yachts, all the way up to commercial shipping vessels. One has already been in use in Australia as a shuttle for more than a decade. The future is here!

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