Wanis Kabbaj: What a driverless world could look like
Wanis Kabbaj: Kako bi mogao izgledati svijet bez vozača
UPS's Wanis Kabbaj works at the intersection of biology and transportation. Full bio
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by French wines.
francuskim vinima.
in life is, I have to admit,
u mom životu je, moram priznati,
watching cities from the sky,
u promatranju gradova iz zraka,
that they can hardly contain,
koju mogu teško zauzdati,
and highways that structure their space.
koje ih strukturiraju.
look dramatically red and golden:
i zlatne boje u tim gradskim arterijama:
performing its vital function
vrši svoju primarnu funkciju
of commute every day,
putovanja s posla svaki dan,
that can reach 130 miles per hour
koji mogu ići 210 km/h,
as 19th-century horse carriages?
kojom su išle kočije u 19. stoljeću?
commuting in 2014.
na putovanje s posla i na posao.
26 Pyramids of Giza.
izgraditi 26 piramida u Gazi.
energy and human potential.
energije i ljudskog potencijala.
ili povećati postojeće.
hundreds of historical buildings
in fast-growing emerging cities.
u brzorastućim gradovima.
are almost impossible:
mreža gotovo je nemoguć:
is getting clogged, it's getting sick,
postaje začepljen, postaje bolestan,
of thinking is not working.
ne funkcionira.
working in transportation,
when speaking with a biotech customer.
razgovora sa pacijenticom biotehnologije.
of our vascular system.
kardiovaskularnog sustava.
naš kardiovaskularni sustav --
in the transportation business
plinova i bjelančevina.
sophisticated transportation laboratory.
prometni laboratorij na svijetu.
challenges was inside us?
u prometu zapravo u nama?
in our veins most of our lives,
žilama praktički naš cijeli život,
on a daily basis?
svakodnevno zaštopavaju?
at two very different networks.
dvije vrlo različite mreže.
of blood vessels in our bodies --
100.000 kilometara krvnih žila --
the Earth's circumference,
are everywhere inside us,
underground subway systems
is focused on the ground,
odvija se na zemlji,
the three dimensions inside us,
u nama radi u tri dimenzije,
is mostly two-dimensional.
većinom dvodimenzionalan.
is to embrace that verticality.
that can straddle traffic jams --
koji može zaobići gužve u prometu --
to think about space and movement
gledamo prostor i kretanje
like we did with our electrical grid.
činimo s električnom mrežom.
are talking about testing
of suspended magnetic pods.
magnetskih kapsula.
toliko da poletimo u zrak.
on flying urban taxis
from science-fiction déjà vu
iz znanstvene fantastike
transportation network
and solve traffic jams.
gužvama u prometu i riješiti ih.
that we made, like the vehicles we use.
kao što je korištenje vozila.
are getting restless.
postaju već jako nemirna.
available in the area,
of urban traffic is generated
prometnih gužvi uzrokovano
only have one passenger.
ima samo jednog putnika.
in one Londonian red bus.
u jedan Londonski crveni autobus.
prostora ako upravo njega najviše trebamo?
if it is what we need the most?
is fully utilized.
je potpuno iskorišten.
millions of red blood cells
crvenih krvnih stanica
blood cells is not wasted, either.
crvenih krvnih stanica iskorišten.
of their oxygen capacity is utilized.
kapaciteta kisika je iskorišten.
koja koristimo u našim gradovima
we used in our cities
you would have to walk, to bike
hodanje, vožnju biciklom
incredibly efficient
toliko učinkovita
are not dedicated
krvne stanice ne idu
traffic jams in our veins.
prometne gužve u venama.
the cells of our body.
stanicama u našem tijelu.
mreža toliko prostrana,
gets its own deliveries of oxygen
dobiva svoju dozu kisika
and individual form of transportation.
i individualni oblik transportacije.
or extensive mass-transit systems.
ili opsežnih sustava javnog prijevoza.
that combine the convenience of cars
koja povezuju udobnost automobila
in a fast and smooth urban train,
i ugodnom gradskom vlaku,
five, ten, fifteen times
deset, petnaest puta
you didn't have to stop?
ne trebate zaustavljati.
while you're moving
that is headed toward your suburb.
ide prema vašem predgrađu.
right to your doorstep.
at the same time.
modular, driverless vehicles of tomorrow.
modularnih vozila bez vozača.
buzzing with drones,
and suspended magnetic pods
i visećih magnetnih kapsula
promet očaravajućim.
is just trying to earn its way
tek pokušava zaslužiti svoju ulaznicu
made by and for humans.
namjenjenu ljudima.
which is relatively simple,
što je relativno jednostavno,
when whole cities become driverless?
cijeli gradovi bili bez vozača?
are driverless and connected,
and reaction time, minimum.
reakcije je najmanje moguće.
korake koji ih mogu ubrzati
that can speed them up
self-improving algorithms.
koji se konstantno poboljšavaju.
rigor of German autobahns
strujanje njemačkih autocesta
of the intersections of Mumbai.
Mumbajskih raskrižja.
our traffic grid will be,
biti kompjuteriziranija,
its movement will feel.
kretnje će izgledati živo.
of a transportation genius today.
prijevoznog genija.
billions of years,
milijardama godina,
of iterations and mutations.
to evolve our transportation system.
razvijemo svoj sustav transportacije.
u našim gradovima.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Wanis Kabbaj - Transportation geekUPS's Wanis Kabbaj works at the intersection of biology and transportation.
Why you should listen
As the director of global strategy for healthcare logistics at UPS, Wanis Kabbaj finds ways for organizations to transport their temperature-sensitive medicines and biotechnologies safely around the world. For more than 16 years, Kabbaj's professional engagements have always revolved around transportation and innovation. Some of his ventures involved helping EADS Astrium use its satellite space transportation expertise in unexpected markets or participating in the global launch of Logan, a revolutionary low-cost vehicle, that helped Renault-Nissan harness a surprising growth in emerging markets.
Kabbaj is a dual citizen of Morocco and France and lived in four continents. Experiencing constant cultural transitions throughout his life gave him a real taste for analyzing problems through non-traditional lenses and blending disciplines that are usually kept separate.
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