# Futuristic Transportation Concepts The Next Future System Uses Pods That Link Up Together By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2015-10-23 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/next-future References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/next-future-modular-transportation/39952/) & [next-future-mobility](http://www.next-future-mobility.com/) The Next Future transportation system is a coordinated network that shuttles people to their destination. This design actually features an innovative series of completely [modular, self-driving electric pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfdriving-ev). These pods are capable of picking up passengers before linking together to form [bus-like structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yutong-bus) that enable each passenger to get to their destination. The great thing about this system is that it picks passengers up on demand. This means that the system is highly efficient and doesn't engage in movements and operations that aren't needed. The Next Future system is ultimately just a concept, but if and when this system becomes a wider reality in the years to come, it could just end up revolutionizing [urban transport](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vertically-integrated-smart-transit-system) as we know it. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 95% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Modular Transportation:** The use of modular, self-driving electric pods that can link together to form bus-like structures offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the transportation industry. - **On-demand Transport:** The concept of a transportation system that picks up passengers on demand presents disruptive innovation opportunities in optimizing transportation efficiency. - **Urban Mobility Revolution:** The potential future implementation of the Next Future transportation system could lead to a revolution in urban transport, transforming the way people move within cities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Transportation:** The modular, self-driving electric pods and the concept of on-demand transport offer disruptive innovation opportunities in the traditional transportation industry. - **Automotive:** The development and integration of self-driving technology in transportation pods could drive disruptive innovation within the automotive industry. - **Smart Cities:** The potential urban mobility revolution resulting from the Next Future transportation system concept highlights disruptive innovation opportunities within the smart cities industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Interchangeable Autonomous Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/driverless-transportation-system.md) - [Electric Transportation Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-transportation-concept.md) - [Reconfigurable Travel Pod Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pix-robobus.md) - [Transforming Autonomous Transportation Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arrival-chemie.md) - [Multifunctional Transport Buses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubblic-public.md) - [Lifestyle-Conscious Transportation Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kia-pod-concept.md) - [Socialization-Encouraging Travel Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agorae-mobility-concept.md) - [Electric Public Transport Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-public-transport-network.md) - [Space-Saving Urban Mobility Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-doro.md)