Sneak Peek at the Future of High-Tech Transportation

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shows how the new BFR works during a press conference announcing the world’s first private passenger scheduled to fly around the Moon aboard SpaceX’s BFR launch vehicle, at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California, US. (Image: Reuters)

Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is seen inside the flying taxi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: Reuters)

The WARR Hyperloop pod from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, waits to make its run at SpaceX's Hyperloop Pod Competition II in Hawthorne, California, U.S. (Image: Reuters)

Kenny Chua pilots the Snowstorm, a personal flying machine built by a group of engineering students of the National University of Singapore (NUS), at NUS gymnasium in Singapore. The flight control system provides automated flight controls similar to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as well as manual control by the pilot. (Image: Reuters)

A prototype of the Cormorant, a drone, is pictured at Urban Aeronautics' workshop in Yavne, Israel. (Image: Reuters)

Honda Motor Co's personal mobility concept self-driving car "Wander Stand" is seen at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan. (Image: Reuters)

AeroMobil, a flying car prototype, is pictured during a ceremony marking the taking over of the rotating presidency of the European Council by Slovakia, in Brussels, Belgium. (Image: Reuters)

Toyota Motor Corp's hydrogen fuel-cell concept car Toyota FCV PLUS is displayed at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan. (Image: Reuters)

The Bubbles water taxi flies above the surface of the Seine River during a demonstration by the SeaBubbles company in Paris, France. (Image: Reuters)

Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg flies in the solar-powered HB-SIA prototype airplane during its first successful night flight attempt at Payerne airport. (Image: Reuters)

An attendee looks over a prototype hydrogen powered fuel cell semi-truck shown by Toyota at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Image: Reuters)

Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd's personal mobility concept airbag car "Flesby" is displayed at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan. (Image: Reuters)

Google vehicle operator Reko Ong stands next to a prototype of Google's own self-driving vehicle during a media preview of Google's current autonomous vehicles in Mountain View, California. (Image: Reuters)

An H160 prototype of Airbus Helicopters is seen on a static display two days before the opening of the 51st Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris. (Image: Reuters)

Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masanori Mitsui speaks next to its concept car NORIORI as staff demonstrates during the presentation at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan. (Image: Reuters)

A line of Lexus SUVs equipped with Google self-driving sensors await test riders during a media preview of Google's prototype autonomous vehicles in Mountain View, California. (Image: Reuters)

Matthias Broda, inventor and designer of the wooden e-bike, cycles a prototype along a street in Berlin. (Image: Reuters)

Tesla's new electric semi truck is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S. (Image: Reuters)

The Bubbles water taxi flies above the surface of the Seine River during a demonstration by the SeaBubbles company in Paris, France. (Image: Reuters)

The AeroMobil 3.0 is pictured during its world premiere at Hofburg Palace in Vienna. (Image: Reuters)

Chris Lee, an engineer at Arevo Labs, watches a 3D-printing robot print a bicycle frame in Santa Clara, California. (Image: Reuters)

A 3D-printed carbon fiber commuter bicycle by Arevo Labs is seen in Santa Clara, California. (Image: Reuters)