# Automated Aquatic Taxis Cal Craven's Cat is Designed for Both Urabnites and Tourists By Michael Hines | Published 2011-06-26 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cal-craven References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/06/24/urban-water-transportation/) & [curvecreative.co](http://www.curvecreative.co/) As city roadways get more and more crowded, it is my belief that designs such as Cal Craven's [City Aquatic Transportation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maritime-transportation-system) (CAT) will become more commonplace. The CAT is a small, enclosed boat designed to automatically ferry passengers around the city. The CAT has a unique look and color scheme that almost makes it look as if it is a police boat. Passengers won't be catching criminals unless they choose to, however. While CAT is designed with [automated controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karsan-automotive), there is an option to manually control the craft. This has been added to open up the craft to tourists who might want to explore the [city waterways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roboturtle) on their own. Traveling by vehicle in some of the world's biggest cities is already a hassle, which is why it shouldn't be too long until we're all waiting in line to catch the next CAT across town. Mark my words. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Automated Transportation:** The rise of automated aquatic taxis presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the transportation industry. - **Urban Mobility:** The development of urban aquatic transportation solutions like Cal Craven's CAT highlights the potential for disruptive innovation in improving urban mobility. - **Tourism Exploration:** The inclusion of manual controls in aquatic taxis provides disruptive innovation opportunities for the tourism industry, allowing tourists to explore city waterways independently. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Transportation:** The automated aquatic taxi trend offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the transportation industry by providing efficient and convenient urban travel solutions. - **Urban Planning:** The emergence of automated aquatic transportation systems necessitates innovative urban planning solutions to incorporate these new modes of transportation into city infrastructure. - **Tourism:** The introduction of automated aquatic taxis with manual control options creates disruptive innovation opportunities for the tourism industry, enabling unique and customizable city exploration experiences for tourists. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Autonomous Amphibious Vehicle Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crosser-v1.md) - [Hybrid Design Commuter Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robotic-city-car.md) - [Aquatic Electric Vehicle Boats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/catamaran-concept.md) - [Electric Transportation Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-transportation-concept.md) - [Autonomous Timber Transportation Shuttles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timber-shuttle.md) - [RV Camper Catamarans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caracat-caravan-catamaran.md) - [Water-Ready Sports Car Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citron-above-and-under.md) - [Elevating Passenger Level Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-cascade.md) - [Transforming Commuter Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-vista-roadster.md)