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Hyperloops and wheelchair bikes: Cooper Hewitt explores the future of mobility

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Hyperloops and wheelchair bikes: Cooper Hewitt explores the future of mobility

In The Road Ahead: Reimagining Mobility the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, presents a variety of concepts from around the world that ask the question: how will we move in the future? With concepts from firms like Höweler + Yoon, design studios like IDEO, and companies like Waymo, the exhibition suggests a range of possible futures instead of painting a holistic vision.

Making the case that transportation options are multiplying as data and technology take to the roads (and tunnels, and skies), the show’s organizers present a world on the cusp of transit change, change that could make cities not only more efficient but also a happier place for all their inhabitants. Hopefully.

It’s certainly a buzzy topic, given Elon Musk’s constant parade of revelations and updates on his many ventures and self-driving cars taking to the street (at their own peril).

Visitors to the show, up now through March 31, have just one obstacle in their way: the government shutdown. As part of the Smithson Institution, the museum is at the mercy of the federal government, which does not show any sign of ending its shutdown soon.


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