can I see a big show of hands of all the folks that actually hit traffic on the
folks that actually hit traffic on the
folks that actually hit traffic on the way to the event tonight during their
way to the event tonight during their
way to the event tonight during their daily commutes during the week how many
daily commutes during the week how many
daily commutes during the week how many people love traffic well you’re not
people love traffic well you’re not
people love traffic well you’re not alone because the people along the LA
alone because the people along the LA
alone because the people along the LA 405 here share your pain and the folks
405 here share your pain and the folks
405 here share your pain and the folks here in the shanghai qi for a 50 lane
here in the shanghai qi for a 50 lane
here in the shanghai qi for a 50 lane highway with thousands of vehicles stuck
highway with thousands of vehicles stuck
highway with thousands of vehicles stuck in traffic known as the chinese
in traffic known as the chinese
in traffic known as the chinese carpocalypse
they they feel your pain hey our pain
they they feel your pain hey our pain traffic has taken over our lives and
traffic has taken over our lives and
traffic has taken over our lives and just last year us drivers spent over 300
just last year us drivers spent over 300
just last year us drivers spent over 300 billion wasted in fuel and in
billion wasted in fuel and in
billion wasted in fuel and in productivity stuck in traffic at some
productivity stuck in traffic at some
productivity stuck in traffic at some forty two hours some fourteen hundred
forty two hours some fourteen hundred
forty two hours some fourteen hundred dollars per pass per vehicle on the road
dollars per pass per vehicle on the road
dollars per pass per vehicle on the road and a whopping 1.9 billion gallons of
and a whopping 1.9 billion gallons of
and a whopping 1.9 billion gallons of fuel consumed in traffic so not only is
fuel consumed in traffic so not only is
fuel consumed in traffic so not only is traffic taking over our lives but it’s
traffic taking over our lives but it’s
traffic taking over our lives but it’s killing our environment and that we’ve
killing our environment and that we’ve
killing our environment and that we’ve got roughly 38 billion pounds of carbon
got roughly 38 billion pounds of carbon
got roughly 38 billion pounds of carbon emissions being emitted into the
emissions being emitted into the
emissions being emitted into the National Airspace System and into our
National Airspace System and into our
National Airspace System and into our lungs for that matter because of traffic
lungs for that matter because of traffic
lungs for that matter because of traffic it’s a huge problem and if you take our
it’s a huge problem and if you take our
it’s a huge problem and if you take our problem and you put it in the context
problem and you put it in the context
problem and you put it in the context the global urban environments and global
the global urban environments and global
the global urban environments and global population growth what we’re looking at
population growth what we’re looking at
population growth what we’re looking at is a doubling of population growth from
is a doubling of population growth from
is a doubling of population growth from three point three to five billion a
three point three to five billion a
three point three to five billion a doubling of number of vehicles on the
doubling of number of vehicles on the
doubling of number of vehicles on the road which is a huge problem that
road which is a huge problem that
road which is a huge problem that ultimately ends up in something we call
ultimately ends up in something we call
ultimately ends up in something we call global gridlock we’re Bill Ford once
global gridlock we’re Bill Ford once
global gridlock we’re Bill Ford once said it’s no long traffic is no longer
said it’s no long traffic is no longer
said it’s no long traffic is no longer going to be a matter of inconvenience
going to be a matter of inconvenience
going to be a matter of inconvenience but a matter of human welfare
but a matter of human welfare
but a matter of human welfare we’re
we’re
we’re people food and healthcare will have a
people food and healthcare will have a
people food and healthcare will have a difficult time moving around if we don’t
difficult time moving around if we don’t
difficult time moving around if we don’t do something different and I can think
do something different and I can think
do something different and I can think of no better place than Detroit Michigan
of no better place than Detroit Michigan
of no better place than Detroit Michigan then to innovate that next generation
then to innovate that next generation
then to innovate that next generation solution because as we all know it was
solution because as we all know it was
solution because as we all know it was Henry Ford that put the world on wheels
Henry Ford that put the world on wheels
Henry Ford that put the world on wheels and what many people don’t know is that
and what many people don’t know is that
and what many people don’t know is that he put the world on wings with the first
he put the world on wings with the first
he put the world on wings with the first commercial airliner the Ford tri-motor
commercial airliner the Ford tri-motor
commercial airliner the Ford tri-motor so there’s all kinds of new technology
so there’s all kinds of new technology
so there’s all kinds of new technology like on-demand ride-sharing services
like on-demand ride-sharing services
like on-demand ride-sharing services like uber and lyft that are making a
like uber and lyft that are making a
like uber and lyft that are making a huge difference in reducing traffic and
huge difference in reducing traffic and
huge difference in reducing traffic and congestion on the road by increasing the
congestion on the road by increasing the
congestion on the road by increasing the utilization of vehicles on the road
utilization of vehicles on the road
utilization of vehicles on the road reducing the number of cars on the road
reducing the number of cars on the road
reducing the number of cars on the road and that’s a step in the right direction
and that’s a step in the right direction
and that’s a step in the right direction and the automotives are doing a great
and the automotives are doing a great
and the automotives are doing a great job of you know electrifying and going
job of you know electrifying and going
job of you know electrifying and going into automation and connectivity so that
into automation and connectivity so that
into automation and connectivity so that there are fewer traffic jams fewer
there are fewer traffic jams fewer
there are fewer traffic jams fewer emissions fewer fatalities which is also
emissions fewer fatalities which is also
emissions fewer fatalities which is also a step in the right direction but I
a step in the right direction but I
a step in the right direction but I don’t want to talk to you about that
don’t want to talk to you about that
don’t want to talk to you about that today what I want to talk to you about
today what I want to talk to you about
today what I want to talk to you about something a little different
something a little different
something a little different skipping traffic altogether and it’s not
skipping traffic altogether and it’s not
skipping traffic altogether and it’s not flying cars and it’s not a super cool
flying cars and it’s not a super cool
flying cars and it’s not a super cool idea called Hyperloop which I think they
idea called Hyperloop which I think they
idea called Hyperloop which I think they should add Detroit to Toronto to
should add Detroit to Toronto to
should add Detroit to Toronto to Montreal to the things so somebody
Montreal to the things so somebody
Montreal to the things so somebody should start thinking about that and it
should start thinking about that and it
should start thinking about that and it isn’t boring tunnels underground so we
isn’t boring tunnels underground so we
isn’t boring tunnels underground so we can drop jump on Electric Slide and skip
can drop jump on Electric Slide and skip
can drop jump on Electric Slide and skip traffic it I think it’s a brilliant idea
traffic it I think it’s a brilliant idea
traffic it I think it’s a brilliant idea for colonizing Mars and the moon but
for colonizing Mars and the moon but
for colonizing Mars and the moon but very expensive what I want to talk to
very expensive what I want to talk to
very expensive what I want to talk to you about is electric vertical takeoff
you about is electric vertical takeoff
you about is electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft us nerds in the
and landing aircraft us nerds in the
and landing aircraft us nerds in the business call Evy tolls and in a VTOL is
business call Evy tolls and in a VTOL is
business call Evy tolls and in a VTOL is basically a giant drone that leverages a
basically a giant drone that leverages a
basically a giant drone that leverages a distributed electric propulsion so that
distributed electric propulsion so that
distributed electric propulsion so that we can essentially take off like a
we can essentially take off like a
we can essentially take off like a helicopter fly like a plane and roughly
helicopter fly like a plane and roughly
helicopter fly like a plane and roughly a thousand feet move a thousand pounds
a thousand feet move a thousand pounds
a thousand feet move a thousand pounds of whatever 60 miles at 250 miles an
of whatever 60 miles at 250 miles an
of whatever 60 miles at 250 miles an hour all on a single electric charge
hour all on a single electric charge
hour all on a single electric charge imagine how much more you could get done
imagine how much more you could get done
imagine how much more you could get done if you could just skip traffic
if you could just skip traffic
if you could just skip traffic altogether I mean it’d be amazing and
altogether I mean it’d be amazing and
altogether I mean it’d be amazing and the best part is is we can leverage
the best part is is we can leverage
the best part is is we can leverage existing electric vehicle technology
existing electric vehicle technology
existing electric vehicle technology that’s in production that’s used in cars
that’s in production that’s used in cars
that’s in production that’s used in cars today because it’s physically and
today because it’s physically and
today because it’s physically and mathematically possible we’ve done the
mathematically possible we’ve done the
mathematically possible we’ve done the math
math
math then you bring in high-performance
then you bring in high-performance
then you bring in high-performance materials like that used in the Ford GT
materials like that used in the Ford GT
materials like that used in the Ford GT and you look at the sensors and software
and you look at the sensors and software
and you look at the sensors and software used in automated vehicles except it’s
used in automated vehicles except it’s
used in automated vehicles except it’s so much easier to automate an aircraft
so much easier to automate an aircraft
so much easier to automate an aircraft because we don’t have logs and kids on
because we don’t have logs and kids on
because we don’t have logs and kids on skateboards and squirrels and cats and
skateboards and squirrels and cats and
skateboards and squirrels and cats and dogs jumping in the way so well after
dogs jumping in the way so well after
dogs jumping in the way so well after seven years of research and development
seven years of research and development
seven years of research and development we came up with an aircraft system we
we came up with an aircraft system we
we came up with an aircraft system we are now testing to perform a variety of
are now testing to perform a variety of
are now testing to perform a variety of jobs from cargo and medevac calves evac
jobs from cargo and medevac calves evac
jobs from cargo and medevac calves evac passenger mobility so that essentially
passenger mobility so that essentially
passenger mobility so that essentially you can go from Los Angeles Airport to
you can go from Los Angeles Airport to
you can go from Los Angeles Airport to the Staples Center in a third of the
the Staples Center in a third of the
the Staples Center in a third of the time and by 2020 you’ll be able to mo be
time and by 2020 you’ll be able to mo be
time and by 2020 you’ll be able to mo be from San Francisco to San Jose in 15
from San Francisco to San Jose in 15
from San Francisco to San Jose in 15 minutes for the price of an uberx ride
minutes for the price of an uberx ride
minutes for the price of an uberx ride in fact it’s going to be cheaper for you
in fact it’s going to be cheaper for you
in fact it’s going to be cheaper for you to do this than to drive your car now
to do this than to drive your car now
to do this than to drive your car now I’ve been privileged in that I could own
I’ve been privileged in that I could own
I’ve been privileged in that I could own an aircraft and I’ve been skipping
an aircraft and I’ve been skipping
an aircraft and I’ve been skipping traffic for about a decade so while I’m
traffic for about a decade so while I’m
traffic for about a decade so while I’m doing 200 miles an hour having options
doing 200 miles an hour having options
doing 200 miles an hour having options of 15,000 airports the United States the
of 15,000 airports the United States the
of 15,000 airports the United States the rest of the mass traveling public gets
rest of the mass traveling public gets
rest of the mass traveling public gets about 150 options in the air right so
about 150 options in the air right so
about 150 options in the air right so while I’m zooming around y’all are stuck
while I’m zooming around y’all are stuck
while I’m zooming around y’all are stuck in traffic getting to that big airport
in traffic getting to that big airport
in traffic getting to that big airport race into the the TSA line to sit in
race into the the TSA line to sit in
race into the the TSA line to sit in more traffic get strip-searched just so
more traffic get strip-searched just so
more traffic get strip-searched just so you have just enough time to run to the
you have just enough time to run to the
you have just enough time to run to the gate like your heart’s gonna fall out of
gate like your heart’s gonna fall out of
gate like your heart’s gonna fall out of your your body only to get on an
your your body only to get on an
your your body only to get on an aircraft that’s been built 20-30 years
aircraft that’s been built 20-30 years
aircraft that’s been built 20-30 years ago okay we’re premium seats in coach
ago okay we’re premium seats in coach
ago okay we’re premium seats in coach now cost a little extra more and you’ve
now cost a little extra more and you’ve
now cost a little extra more and you’ve got to buy water and snacks just to sit
got to buy water and snacks just to sit
got to buy water and snacks just to sit in traffic again once you get to your
in traffic again once you get to your
in traffic again once you get to your destination misery so after seven years
destination misery so after seven years
destination misery so after seven years of research and development we are now
of research and development we are now
of research and development we are now testing a vehicle that will move people
testing a vehicle that will move people
testing a vehicle that will move people cargo between cities airports in suburbs
cargo between cities airports in suburbs
cargo between cities airports in suburbs cleaner faster and safer than ever
cleaner faster and safer than ever
cleaner faster and safer than ever before and it’s using stuff that already
before and it’s using stuff that already
before and it’s using stuff that already exists that’s been designed and invented
exists that’s been designed and invented
exists that’s been designed and invented here right here in the Motor City
here right here in the Motor City
here right here in the Motor City and we start by connecting cities
and we start by connecting cities
and we start by connecting cities airports and suburbs and then what we do
airports and suburbs and then what we do
airports and suburbs and then what we do is we start connecting the 15,000
is we start connecting the 15,000
is we start connecting the 15,000 airports and we create sky ports so now
airports and we create sky ports so now
airports and we create sky ports so now what we see is a complete economic shift
what we see is a complete economic shift
what we see is a complete economic shift in performance not only locally but
in performance not only locally but
in performance not only locally but nationally giving people a higher
nationally giving people a higher
nationally giving people a higher quality of life and by 2030 we’re gonna
quality of life and by 2030 we’re gonna
quality of life and by 2030 we’re gonna see millions of evie tolls moving things
see millions of evie tolls moving things
see millions of evie tolls moving things and you’re like how are we gonna manage
and you’re like how are we gonna manage
and you’re like how are we gonna manage that traffic well we do it guess what
that traffic well we do it guess what
that traffic well we do it guess what using existing automotive vehicle
using existing automotive vehicle
using existing automotive vehicle connected not ominous technology called
connected not ominous technology called
connected not ominous technology called DSRC to sequence and separate traffic so
DSRC to sequence and separate traffic so
DSRC to sequence and separate traffic so people can get places safely and
people can get places safely and
people can get places safely and efficiently so you can drive less do
efficiently so you can drive less do
efficiently so you can drive less do more and skip traffic to do whatever it
more and skip traffic to do whatever it
more and skip traffic to do whatever it is that you want to do work more play
is that you want to do work more play
is that you want to do work more play more family more whatever and I can
more family more whatever and I can
more family more whatever and I can think of no better place on earth then
think of no better place on earth then
think of no better place on earth then doing it right here in the Motor City I
doing it right here in the Motor City I
doing it right here in the Motor City I hope you enjoyed the talk thank you
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