You see a lot of tech come out of Silicon Valley, there’s no news there. But some of the latest tech to come out of the spawning pool of great ideas tackles the important stuff. The pizza restaurant is called Zume and aside from their team of employees, in the kitchen you can find robots cranking out pizza with hand-prepped ingredients. The ovens, on the other hand, are in the delivery vehicles. That’s right, the pizza’s are made in the shop and baked on their way to be delivered. Gone are the days of lukewarm delivery pizza, because Zume bakes it on the way so that it is literally hot, fresh out of the oven when it’s time to eat.
You either love air travel, or you hate it, but regardless of who you are you can admit that air travel can be pricy! Charges for your ticket. Want extra legroom? Additional costs. Need to check two bags? There’s an additional for that too. Columbian airline VivaColombia is considering charging you extra for a seat. No, not a seat as in a place on the plane, but a seat to sit in. In an effort to make air travel more affordable, they are considering standing seats on flights. The idea, if it comes to fruition, would have travelers standing while strapped-in, allowing the airline to sell more tickets per flight, keeping the costs down. If you ask me, with the amount of legroom you typically get, a standing space on a short flight may actually be nice.
Seatbelts save lives. That’s nothing new, it’s just a fact. That’s why there are laws to ensure everyone wears their seatbelts. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. Last week while the Queen of England was traveling to the opening of Parliament, someone noticed she was not wearing her seatbelt and called the police! Now, even though the Queen is immune to criminal or civil proceedings, she’s not above having someone call her out for not wearing a seatbelt. Besides, it’s for safety, so make sure you buckle up as well!
Cars have come a long way in the way we drive them. First, there were standard transmissions, then automatic, now we even have autonomous vehicles that can drive themselves. But it’s not always good to rely on new technology and forget the basics. For example, you may need to drive a friend’s car someday and if it’s a standard vehicle you could be out of luck. One Alabama man stole a truck and after a long, slow chase, was eventually caught by police. Typically the words “police chase” and “slow” don’t make their way into the same sentence, but this particular car thief didn’t know how to drive standard and couldn’t get the truck out of first gear! After some time driving in first, the transmission seized up and he was arrested.
We’ve discussed cars, trains, buses and many other forms of transportation getting a rework, and now we’ll talk about the helicopter! SureFly is a personal helicopter that can carry two passengers about seventy miles, and it fits in your garage. It does this by utilizing eight motors to drive the propeller that can fold down to save space when not flying. It also has a battery backup, and is equipped with a parachute in case of emergencies. Testing is targeted to begin this year and the company is shooting for FAA certification in 2019.
