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The future of mobility: Not one solution, but many
In 1807, when patenting the first hydrogen-powered engine, François Isaac de Rivaz could have been forgiven for thinking he had found the future of transport.
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Driverless cars, which are also known as self-driving or autonomous vehicles, are the future of transportation. (Shutterstock/File)
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n 1807, when patenting the first hydrogen-powered engine, François Isaac de Rivaz could have been forgiven for thinking he had found the future of transport.
Yet here we are, more than 200 years later, still wrestling with the same question. What will drive us tomorrow?
Some still say hydrogen. Some say battery electric power. Some say natural gas. I say we must explore all options. I believe that the future of transport will be shaped not by one solution, but many.
De Rivaz’s hydrogen car may not have been a success, but we can learn from his inventiveness, his vision, his will to do things differently. Because when it comes to the future of transport, we need every solution we can get.
