Jordanian public opinion becomes preoccupied from time to
time with issues of public transportation, such as the ineffectiveness of the
public bus network, and the legendary Rapid Bus Transit, which could be
reaching its final phases of construction after almost a decade in the making.
There are also noises from time to time regarding the issue of taxis and their
struggle to survive competition from ride-hailing apps, as well as the government’s
strategic — and somewhat theoretic talk — of a need for giant projects such as
train networks and metros to solve the many transportation problems of major
urban cities.
اضافة اعلان
As for the developed world, urban planning is heading
towards another revolutionary trend in the field of public transportation,
which takes a completely different path and breaks all the standards and norms of
public transportation around the world.
The beginnings of this revolution came with the emergence of
private transportation applications such as Uber, which swept the world’s
markets, and became a power player in transportation and solutions. The company
forced governments to deal with change as a reality that must be accepted and
regulated, despite desperate opposition from the traditional public transport
sector. The fact is that the effectiveness of these apps in meeting an existing
need for easy public transportation and combining that with high standards made
them stronger than the forces opposing them.
But the general transformation of public transport around
the world will not stop at ride-hailing applications, as the tide is certainly turning
towards broader solutions, which redefine the relationship between passenger
and vehicle, starting with self-driving cars that challenge the concept of owning
a vehicle.
One major trend is a new concept called car sharing, which simply
involves companies providing cars for rent at any time and any destination. So,
the smart car goes to the address of the requesting customer for self service,
and then takes them to where they want to go. The autonomous car then
leaves by itself.
With the adoption of this novel service in the coming future,
there will be no need to worry about the problems of traditional cars or taxies,
such as the high cost of buying, maintaining, fueling, parking, traffic jams,
and even accidents, since smart
cars do not make traffic mistakes and errors
that cause all of these issues.
This service may seem inspired by science fiction, but in
fact it is closer to application than many might think. Evidence of this is in the
huge investments that automakers and technology companies are pouring into developing
solutions to make this idea a reality. Experts believe that it is rapidly
becoming a reality, and that these kind of high-tech services might be
available in major global cities within the next decade.
In third world countries, we must catch up with technology,
which may shorten distances for us in finding creative solutions to our
problems related to public transportation. We have benefited from the emergence
of hybrid and electric cars, so we should not mind taking advantage of any new idea
related to public transport applications.
Read more drive
.jpg)
.jpg)
