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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. Sub-orbital travel, popularized in 2021 by Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk, is projected to become a $3.5

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Robot Taxis Starting 2016 in Japan; Self-Driving Trucks on German Autobahn; Millions of Truck and Taxi Driver Jobs will Vanish in US by 2025

MishTalk

The company says it will seek to offer unmanned cabs to users including travelers from overseas and locals in areas where buses and trains are not available. Daimler says autonomous trucks improve efficiency and cut carbon emissions. Robot Taxi Inc., a joint venture between mobile Internet company DeNA Co.

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How disruptive is the 'Sharing Economy'?

freshminds

86% agree it makes life more affordable, 83% agree it makes life more convenient and efficient, 76% agree it's better for the environment, 78% agree it builds a stronger community, 63% agree it is more fun than engaging with traditional companies, 89% agree it is based on trust between providers and users.

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Automation Makes Things Cheaper, So Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way?

Harvard Business

The autonomous economy is extremely labor and capital efficient, sometimes so much so that the prices of its products decline to close to zero. The autonomous economy is where intelligent machines, robots, artificial intelligence, big data, and high-speed digital communication power production. Often the markets they supply shrink in size.

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