How autonomous flying taxis could change the way you travel | Rodin Lyasoff

107,480 views ใƒป 2018-07-20

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
I love airplanes.
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื.
00:14
Oh -- I love airplanes.
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ืื ื™ ืžืช ืขืœ ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื.
00:16
So, when I went to college in the late 90s,
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ืื–, ื›ืฉื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืงื•ืœื’' ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืชืฉืขื™ื,
00:19
it was obvious that I was going to study aerospace.
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืืœืš ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ื—ืœืœ ื•ืชืขื•ืคื”.
00:21
And you wouldn't believe how many people told me,
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœื™
00:24
"Oh no, not aerospace.
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"ืื•ื™ ืœื, ืœื ื—ืœืœ ื•ืชืขื•ืคื”.
00:26
Aerospace is going to be boring,
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ื—ืœืœ ื•ืชืขื•ืคื” ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉืขืžื,
00:27
everything in aerospace has already been done."
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื—ืœืœ ื•ืชืขื•ืคื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื ืขืฉื”".
00:31
Well, they were a little bit off the mark.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื”ื ืงืฆืช ืคืกืคืกื• ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื”.
00:33
And in fact, I think the next decade
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื
00:35
is going to be another golden age for aviation.
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ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื•ื“ ืชื•ืจ ื–ื”ื‘ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืชืขื•ืคื”.
00:37
For one thing, and this is where I get excited,
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื•ื›ืืŸ ื”ื—ืœืง ืฉืื ื™ ืžืชืœื”ื‘ ืžืžื ื•,
00:39
flight is about to get a lot more personal.
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ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืื™ืฉื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
00:41
So, a little compare and contrast.
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ืื–, ืงืฆืช ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื” ื•ื”ื ื’ื“ื”.
00:44
In the last century,
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ื‘ืžืื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
00:46
large commercial airplanes have connected cities across the globe.
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ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืžืกื—ืจื™ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื—ื™ื‘ืจื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ืขืจื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ื•ืก.
00:49
And 100 years ago,
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ื•ืœืคื ื™ 100 ืฉื ื™ื,
00:50
it would have been unthinkable for all of us
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืชืงื‘ืœ ืขืœ ื”ื“ืขืช ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื•
00:53
to fly here from around the world for a five-day conference.
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ื ื˜ื•ืก ืœื›ืืŸ ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืœื›ื ืก ื‘ืŸ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ื™ืžื™ื.
00:55
But we did, and most of us probably without a second thought.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขืฉื™ื ื• ื–ืืช, ื•ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื• ื–ืืช ื‘ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
00:59
And that's a remarkable achievement for humanity.
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ื•ื–ื”ื• ื”ื™ืฉื’ ืื“ื™ืจ ืœืื ื•ืฉื•ืช.
01:02
But on a day-to-day basis, we still spend a lot of time in cars.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™, ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื‘ืœื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
01:06
Or actively trying to avoid it.
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ืื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžื›ืš ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืคืขื™ืœ.
01:10
Some of my best friends live in San Francisco,
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ื›ืžื” ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืกืŸ-ืคืจื ืกื™ืกืงื•,
01:12
I live in Mountain View, about 40 miles away.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ ื‘ืžืื•ื ื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื•ื™ื•, ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ ื› 40 ืง"ืž.
01:15
We're all busy.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืขืกื•ืงื™ื.
01:16
At the end of the day,
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ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื,
01:17
we're separated by something like two hours of heavy traffic.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืคืจื“ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ ื›ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื ื ืกื™ืขื” ื‘ืขื•ืžืกื™ ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื.
01:20
So frankly, we haven't seen each other in a few months.
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ืื– ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ืœื ืจืื™ื ื• ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื.
01:24
Now, I work in downtown San Jose, which is near the airport.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืขื™ืจ ืกืŸ ื—ื•ื–ื”, ื”ืกืžื•ื›ื” ืœืฉื“ื” ื”ืชืขื•ืคื”.
01:28
And there are actually days when I can leave work,
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ื•ื™ืฉื ื ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
01:31
get on a plane and fly to Los Angeles
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ืœืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื˜ื•ืก ื•ืœื˜ื•ืก ืœืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก
01:34
faster than I can drive to San Francisco.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืจ ืžืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื•ืงื— ืœื™ ืœื ืกื•ืข ืœืกืืŸ ืคืจื ืกื™ืกืงื•.
01:36
Cities are only getting more populated,
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ื”ืขืจื™ื ืจืง ื”ื•ืคื›ื•ืช ืœืžืื•ื›ืœืกื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:38
the roads are full, and it's really difficult to expand them.
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ื•ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื ืžืœืื™ื, ื•ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื.
01:41
And so in a lot of places,
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ื•ื›ืš ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื,
01:43
there really aren't a lot of good solutions
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ืื™ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ ืœืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื
01:45
for getting around traffic.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืคืงืงื™ื.
01:47
But what if you could fly over it?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ืœืขื•ืฃ ืžืขืœ ืœื›ืœ ื–ื”?
01:51
The sky is underutilized,
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ื”ืฉืžื™ื ืื™ื ื ืžื ื•ืฆืœื™ื ื›ืžืขื˜,
01:52
and I would argue it will never be as congested as the roads are.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื˜ืขื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืจืžืช ื”ื“ื—ื™ืกื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื.
01:56
First of all, you've got a whole other dimension,
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืžื™ืžื“ ืื—ืจ ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ,
01:59
but also just safety considerations and air-traffic management
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืฉื™ืงื•ืœื™ ื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจืช ื”ืื•ื•ื™ืจ
02:03
will not allow bumper-to-bumper traffic in the sky.
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ืœื ื™ืืคืฉืจื• ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืคืงืง ื‘ืจืžืช ืคื’ื•ืฉ-ืืœ-ืคื’ื•ืฉ ื‘ืฉืžื™ื™ื.
02:05
Which means, in many cases,
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ืžื” ืฉืื•ืžืจ, ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื,
02:07
flying can be a long-term, compelling alternative
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ืฉื˜ื™ืกื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื” ืžื•ืฉื›ืช
02:10
to traveling on the ground.
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ืœื ืกื™ืขื” ืขืœ ื”ืงืจืงืข.
02:13
So imagine this:
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ืื– ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”:
02:14
you call an Uber, it takes you to a nearby landing spot --
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ืืชื ืžืชืงืฉืจื™ื ืœืื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ื•ื ืœื•ืงื— ืืชื›ื ืœืืชืจ ื ื—ื™ืชื” ืงืจื•ื‘ --
02:17
we call these vertiports --
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื–ื” vertiports (ื ืžืœื™ ืชืขื•ืคื” ืื ื›ื™ื™ื)--
02:20
there's an airplane waiting for you there,
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ื™ืฉ ืžื˜ื•ืก ืฉืžื—ื›ื” ืœื›ื ืฉื,
02:22
flies you over all of the traffic in the middle,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืžื˜ื™ืก ืืชื›ื ืžืขืœ ืœื›ืœ ืขื•ืžืกื™ ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืฉื‘ืืžืฆืข,
02:24
and on the other side, another Uber takes you to your friend's house.
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ื•ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™, ืขื•ื“ ืจื›ื‘ ืื•ื‘ืจ ืœื•ืงื— ืืชื›ื ืœื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
02:27
And I said Uber,
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ื•ื”ื–ื›ืจืชื™ ืืช ืื•ื‘ืจ,
02:28
but I really think we need to congratulate the Lyft branding team
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื‘ืจืš ืขืœ ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืžื™ืชื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืœื™ืคื˜
02:31
for their forward thinking in choosing their brand.
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ืขืœ ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื”ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจืช ื”ืžื•ืชื’ ืฉืœื”ื.
02:34
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:36
So in that example,
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ืื– ื‘ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื”ื–ืืช,
02:37
OK, there are a few extra steps, I admit.
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ืื•ืงื™ื™, ื™ืฉื ื ื›ืžื” ืฆืขื“ื™ื ืขื•ื“ืคื™ื, ืื ื™ ืžื•ื“ื”.
02:39
But it's 30 minutes versus two hours,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘30 ื“ืงื•ืช ืžื•ืœ ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื,
02:43
it costs around 60 dollars,
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ื–ื” ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ืขืจืš 60 ื“ื•ืœืจ,
02:44
and you get to fly.
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ื•ืืชื ืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื™ื ื’ื ื˜ื™ืกื”.
02:46
We're not there yet,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื“ ืœื ืฉื,
02:48
but we are a lot closer than you might think.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
02:50
So one of the first things we need
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ืื– ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื
02:52
is we need an aircraft that can take off and land in small spaces
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื›ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืก ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืžืจื™ื ื•ืœื ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ืžืฆื•ืžืฆื
02:55
and quickly take you where you want to go.
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ื•ืœืงื—ืช ืืชื›ื ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืœืืŸ ืฉืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข.
02:57
And helicopters can do that today,
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ื•ืžืกื•ืงื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื›ื™ื•ื,
02:59
but traditionally, helicopters have been just a little bit too expensive,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ืžืกื•ืงื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื• ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื™ืงืจื™ื,
03:03
just a little too hard to pilot
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ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืงืฉื™ื ืœื”ื˜ืกื”
03:05
and just a little too noisy to be used for daily transportation in cities.
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ื•ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืจื•ืขืฉื™ื ืžื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื”ื ืœืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ืช ื‘ืขืจื™ื.
03:10
Well, electric flight and autonomy are changing that.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื˜ื™ืกื” ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช ื•ืื•ื˜ื•ื ื•ืžื™ืช ืžืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ื”.
03:14
Electric flight, in particular,
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ื˜ื™ืกื” ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“,
03:15
unlocks new possibilities for vehicle configurations
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ืคื•ืชื—ืช ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื›ืœื™ ืจื›ื‘
03:18
that we just could not explore in the past.
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ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
03:21
If you use electric motors,
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ืื ืืชื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื ื•ืขื™ื ื—ืฉืžืœื™ื™ื,
03:23
you can have many of them around the aircraft,
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ื ืขืœ ื›ืœื™ ื”ื˜ื™ืก
03:25
and it doesn't add a lot of extra weight.
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ื•ื”ื ืœื ืžื•ืกื™ืคื™ื ื›ืžื•ืช ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฉืงืœ.
03:27
And that gives you redundancy and safety.
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ื•ื” ืžืกืคืง ืœื›ื ื™ืชื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช.
03:29
And also, they are cleaner, cheaper and quieter
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ื•ื’ื, ื”ื ื ืงื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื–ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืฉืงื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:31
than internal combustion engines.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืžื ื•ืขื™ ื‘ืขื™ืจื” ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช.
03:33
Autonomy allows the transportation network to scale,
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ืื•ื˜ื•ื ื•ืžื™ื•ืช ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœืจืฉืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืœื”ืชืจื—ื‘,
03:36
and I actually think it makes the aircraft safer.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ืขืฆื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืืช ื›ืœื™ ื”ื˜ื™ืก ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:39
Commercial flights are already automated for most of their duration,
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ื˜ื™ืกื•ืช ืžืกื—ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ืžืฉืš ื”ื˜ื™ืกื”,
03:42
and I believe there will come a day
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื™ื’ื™ืข ื™ื•ื
03:45
when we won't even trust an airplane that required a human to fly.
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ื‘ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื ืกืžื•ืš ืขืœ ื›ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืก ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉ ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืฉื™ื˜ื™ืก ืื•ืชื•.
03:50
So, one of our teams at A3
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ืื–, ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืฆื•ื•ืชื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื‘A3
03:52
wanted to see just how close this future really was.
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ืจืฆื• ืœืจืื•ืช ื›ืžื” ืงืจื•ื‘ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ื”ื–ื” ืœืžื™ืžื•ืฉ.
03:55
So they built and flew a prototype of one such vehicle.
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ืื– ื”ื ื‘ื ื• ื•ื”ื˜ื™ืกื• ืื‘ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ืฉืœ ื›ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืก ืฉื›ื–ื”.
03:59
And they made a point of only using
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ื•ื”ื ื”ืงืคื™ื“ื• ืจืง ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ
04:01
mature, commercially available technologies today.
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ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื•ื’ืจื•ืช, ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืžืกื—ืจื™ ื•ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื›ื™ื•ื.
04:04
We call it Vahana.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืงืจืื ื• ืœื–ื” Vahana.
04:05
It's fully electric.
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ื–ื” ื—ืฉืžืœื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
04:08
It takes off and lands vertically, but flies forward like a regular airplane.
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ื–ื” ืžืžืจื™ื ื•ื ื•ื—ืช ื‘ืžืื•ื ืš, ืื‘ืœ ื˜ืก ืงื“ื™ืžื” ื›ืžื• ืžื˜ื•ืก ืจื’ื™ืœ.
04:11
It's fully self-piloted.
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ื–ื” ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
04:13
You push a button, it takes off, flies and lands, all by itself.
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ืืชื ืœื•ื—ืฆื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืคืชื•ืจ, ื–ื” ืžืžืจื™ื, ื˜ืก ื•ื ื•ื—ืช, ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ืขืฆืžื•.
04:17
The prototype that you see here
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ืื‘ ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ื›ืืŸ
04:19
is designed to carry a single passenger and luggage.
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ืžื™ื•ืขื“ ืœืฉืืช ื ื•ืกืข ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื•ืžื˜ืขืŸ.
04:21
And it can go about 20 miles in 15 minutes.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื˜ืก ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ 30 ืง"ืž ื‘ืจื‘ืข ืฉืขื”.
04:23
And our estimate for a trip like that is it would cost around 40 dollars,
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ื•ื”ื”ืขืจื›ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืฉื ืกื™ืขื” ื›ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ื™ืขืœื” ื›40 ื“ื•ืœืจ,
04:28
which you can really build a business around.
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ื”ืขืจื›ื” ืฉืžืžืฉ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืขืกืง ื›ืœื›ืœื™.
04:30
It has multiple redundant motors and batteries,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื–ื” ืžืกืคืจ ืจื‘ ืฉืœ ืžื ื•ืขื™ื ื•ืกื•ืœืœื•ืช
04:32
you can lose one, it will continue flying and land normally.
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืื‘ื“ ืื—ื“ ื•ื–ื” ื™ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื˜ื•ืก ื•ืœื ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื ื•ืจืžืœื™.
04:36
It's pretty quiet.
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ื–ื” ื“ื™ ืฉืงื˜.
04:37
When it's flying overhead, it will be quieter than a Prius on the highway.
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ื›ืฉื–ื” ื˜ืก ืžืœืžืขืœื”, ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉืงื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืคืจื™ืื•ืก ืขืœ ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ.
04:41
It's intelligent and has cameras, lidar and radar,
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ื–ื” ืื™ื ื˜ืœื™ื’ื ื˜ื™ ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื–ื” ืžืฆืœืžื•ืช, ืžื“ื™ื“ืช ืžืจื—ืง ื‘ืœื™ื™ื–ืจ ื•ืจื“ืืจ,
04:43
so it can detect and avoid unexpected obstacles.
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ืื– ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฆืคื•ื™ื™ื.
04:47
And the team really focused on making it efficient,
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ื•ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืžืžืฉ ื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ื™ื™ืขื•ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ื›ืœื™,
04:49
so the batteries are small, light, and they last longer.
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ืื– ื”ืกื•ืœืœื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืงื˜ื ื•ืช, ืงืœื•ืช ื•ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืื•ืจืš ื—ื™ื™ื ืืจื•ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:53
For reference, the Vahana battery
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ืœื”ืฉื•ื•ืื”, ืกื•ืœืœืช ื”Vahana
04:56
is less than half the size of a Tesla Model S battery.
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ื”ื™ื ื—ืฆื™ ืžื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ืกื•ืœืœื” ืฉืœ ืกื•ืœืœืช ื”ื˜ืกืœื” ืžื•ื“ืœ S.
04:59
It's about 40 kilowatt-hours.
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ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืื•ืจืš ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ 40 ืงื™ืœื•ื•ืื˜-ืฉืขื”.
05:01
And you can hot swap the batteries in just a few minutes.
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ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืืช ื”ืกื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ื“ืงื•ืช ืกืคื•ืจื•ืช.
05:05
And I do think that in a few years,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื‘ืขื•ื“ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื ื™ื,
05:06
people will be comfortable getting by themselves
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ื ื•ื— ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ
05:09
in a self-piloted, electric, VTOL air taxi.
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ื‘ืžื•ื ื™ืช ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ื‘ื˜ื™ืก-ืขืฆืžืื™, ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ื ื™ VTOL.
05:13
But the team is busy working on the next version,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ืจื’ืข ืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื’ืจืกื” ื”ื‘ืื”,
05:15
which is going to carry at least two passengers
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ืฉื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœืฉืืช ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืฉื ื™ ื ื•ืกืขื™ื
05:18
and fly quite a bit farther.
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ื•ืœื˜ื•ืก ืœืžืจื—ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
05:19
But more importantly, there are over 20 companies around the world
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืš, ื™ืฉื ืŸ ืžืขืœ ืœ 20 ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื
05:24
working on vehicles just like this one right now.
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ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ื–ื” ื›ืจื’ืข.
05:28
My best guess is in the next five years,
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ืื ื™ ืžืขืจื™ืš ืฉื‘ืขื•ื“ ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื,
05:30
you'll start seeing vertiports in some cities,
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ืืชื ืชืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ื ืžืœื™ ืชืขื•ืคื” ืื ื›ื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืขืจื™ื,
05:32
and little airplane icons on your ride-sharing apps.
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ื•ืกืžืœื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืขืœ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
05:36
And it might begin with a dozen,
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืชืจื™ืกืจ,
05:38
but eventually, we could have hundreds of these,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ืžืื•ืช ื›ืœื™ื ื›ืืœื”,
05:40
flying around our cities.
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ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืกื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ืขืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
05:42
And it will fundamentally transform our relationship with local travel.
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ืฉื ื” ืžื”ื™ืกื•ื“ ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืขื ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช.
05:47
In the past century, flight connected our planet,
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ื‘ืžืื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื”ื˜ื™ืกื•ืช ื—ื™ื‘ืจื• ืืช ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืœื›ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
05:50
in the next, it will reconnect our local communities,
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ื‘ืžืื” ื”ื‘ืื”, ื”ื™ื ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืฉื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
05:53
and I hope it will reconnect us to each other.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื–ื” ื™ื—ื‘ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืฉื•ื‘ ื–ื” ืœื–ื”.
05:56
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”,
05:57
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
06:05
Chris Anderson: OK, so when these things first roll out --
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ื›ืจื™ืก ืื ื“ืจืกื•ืŸ: ืื•ืงื™ื™, ืื– ื›ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ืฆืื• ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” --
06:08
right now, it's a single person aircraft, right?
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ื›ืจื’ืข, ื–ื”ื• ื›ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืก ืื™ืฉื™, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
06:12
Rodin Lyasoff: Ours is, yes.
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ืจื•ื“ื™ืŸ ืœื™ืืกื•ืฃ: ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื•ื ื›ื–ื”, ื›ืŸ.
06:13
CA: Yours is.
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ื›ืจื™ืก: ืฉืœื›ื ืื™ืฉื™.
06:14
I mean, someone comes out of their car,
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื•ืฆื ืžื”ืจื›ื‘ ืฉืœื•,
06:17
the door opens, they get in, there's no one else in there.
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ื”ื“ืœืช ื ืคืชื—ืช, ื”ื ื ื›ื ืกื™ื, ืื™ืŸ ืฉื ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจ.
06:20
This thing takes off.
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ื•ื”ื›ืœื™ ื”ื–ื” ืžืžืจื™ื.
06:22
Could we do a poll here?
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ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืืŸ ืกืงืจ?
06:23
Because these are early adopters in this room.
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ืžืืžืฆื™ื ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื›ืืŸ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ.
06:25
I want to know who here is excited
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื“ืขืช ืžื™ ื›ืืŸ ืžืชืœื”ื‘
06:28
about the idea of being picked up solo in an auto-flying --
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ืžื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืืกืคื• ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืฉื™ ื‘ื›ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืก ืื•ื˜ื•ื ื•ืžื™ --
06:32
Well, there you go!
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ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”!
06:34
RL: It's pretty good.
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ืจื•ื“ื™ืŸ: ื–ื” ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘.
06:35
CA: That is pretty awesome,
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ื›ืจื™ืก: ื–ื” ื“ื™ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘.
06:36
half of TED is completely stark staring bonkers.
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ื—ืฆื™ ืžTED ื”ื ืžืฉื•ื’ืขื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืจืืฉ.
06:39
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:42
RL: So, one of the things we're really focusing on
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ืจื•ื“ื™ืŸ: ืื–, ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื ืขืœื™ื•
06:44
is, really, the cost.
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ื”ื•ื, ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืขืœื•ืช.
06:46
So you can really wrap a business around that.
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ืื– ืžืžืฉ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืขืกืง ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื–ื”.
06:48
And so, that's why some of the features are really driven by price.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ, ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœื” ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืžืืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืžื•ืฉืคืขื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ.
06:52
And the 40-dollar price tag is really a target that we're aiming for.
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ื•ืชื’ ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืœ 40 ื“ื•ืœืจ ื”ื•ื ื“ื™ ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืืœื™ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ื•ื•ื ื™ื.
06:55
Which should make it accessible to a larger crowd than this one.
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ืฉื™ื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื–ื” ืœื ื’ื™ืฉ ืœืงื”ืœ ืจื—ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื–ื”.
06:59
CA: The biggest blockage in terms of when this rolls out
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ื›ืจื™ืก: ื”ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืชื™ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื
07:03
is probably not the technology at this point -- it's regulation, right?
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ื”ื–ื” - ื–ื” ื”ืจื’ื•ืœืฆื™ื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
07:06
RL: That's probably true, yes, I would agree with that.
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ืจื•ื“ื™ืŸ: ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืฉื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกื›ื™ื ืœื–ื”.
07:09
The technology need to mature in terms of safety,
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ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืชื‘ื’ืจ ื‘ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช,
07:12
to get to the safety levels that we expect from aircraft.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ืจืžื•ืช ื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฆืคื™ื ืžื›ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืก.
07:16
But I don't think there are any blockers there,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื™ืฉื ื ืื™ื–ื” ืฉื”ื ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื
07:18
just work needs to get done.
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ืืœื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
07:19
CA: So, first, this is ride sharing.
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ื›ืจื™ืก: ืื–, ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ, ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื” ืฉื™ืชื•ืคื™ืช.
07:21
Are we that far away from a time
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ื›ืžื” ืจื—ื•ืงื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขื™ื“ืŸ
07:23
when lots of people have one of these in their garage
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ื‘ื• ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœื™ ื›ื–ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช
07:26
and just kind of, go direct to their friend's house?
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ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜, ื™ื˜ื•ืกื• ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื”ื?
07:29
RL: My personal view is that ride sharing actually allows you to operate
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ืจื•ื“ื™ืŸ: ื”ืฉืงืคืชื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื ืกื™ืขื” ืฉื™ืชื•ืคื™ืช ื‘ืขืฆื ืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœืš ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ
07:33
that entire business much more efficiently.
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ืืช ื”ืขืกืง ื›ื•ืœื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื™ืขื™ืœ.
07:37
You know, there are millennials that say they never want to own a car.
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ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข, ื™ืฉื ื ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื ื™ื•ื ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืœื ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ืจื›ื‘.
07:40
I think they'll probably feel even stronger about aircraft.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ื ื‘ื˜ื— ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ื›ื” ืืฃ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื›ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืก.
07:43
So --
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ืื– --
07:44
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:46
I really think that the network scales and operates a lot better
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ืจืฉืช ื’ื“ืœื” ื•ืคื•ืขืœืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘
07:50
as a ride-sharing platform,
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ื›ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ืฉืœ ื ืกื™ืขื” ืฉื™ืชื•ืคื™ืช,
07:52
also because the integration with air-traffic management
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ื’ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืื™ื ื˜ื’ืจืฆื™ื” ืขื ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื”ืื•ื™ืจื™ืช
07:55
works a lot better if it's handled centrally.
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื ื”ื™ื ืžื ื•ื”ืœืช ื‘ืจื™ื›ื•ื–ื™ื•ืช.
07:58
CA: Cool. Thank you for that.
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ื›ืจื™ืก: ืงื•ืœ. ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœืš.
08:00
RL: Thank you. CA: That was amazing.
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ืจื•ื“ื™ืŸ: ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”. ื›ืจื™ืก: ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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