Wanis Kabbaj: What a driverless world could look like
Wanis Kabbaj: Hur en förarlös värld skulle se ut
UPS's Wanis Kabbaj works at the intersection of biology and transportation. Full bio
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by French wines.
av franska viner.
in life is, I have to admit,
watching cities from the sky,
njuter av att se städer från skyn,
that they can hardly contain,
de knappt kan hålla inne,
and highways that structure their space.
och motorvägar som strukturerar utrymmet.
look dramatically red and golden:
att se dramatiskt röda och gula ut:
performing its vital function
utför sitt viktiga arbete
of commute every day,
pendling varje dag,
that can reach 130 miles per hour
som kan nå 200 kilometer i timmen
as 19th-century horse carriages?
som 1800-talets hästvagnar?
commuting in 2014.
på pendling år 2014.
26 Pyramids of Giza.
26 pyramider.
energy and human potential.
energi och mänsklig potential.
hundreds of historical buildings
historiska byggnader
in fast-growing emerging cities.
i snabbväxande städer.
are almost impossible:
nästintill omöjliga:
is getting clogged, it's getting sick,
blir igentäppt, det blir sjukt
of thinking is not working.
working in transportation,
inom transportbranschen
when speaking with a biotech customer.
jag pratade med en bioteknik-kund.
of our vascular system.
i vårt blodkärlsystem.
in the transportation business
sophisticated transportation laboratory.
sofistikerade transportlaboration.
challenges was inside us?
trafikproblem finns inom oss?
in our veins most of our lives,
on a daily basis?
av trafikproppar varje dag?
at two very different networks.
två helt olika system.
of blood vessels in our bodies --
finns det 10 000 mil av blodkärl,
the Earth's circumference,
mer än jordens omkrets,
are everywhere inside us,
överallt inuti oss,
underground subway systems
is focused on the ground,
är fokuserad på marken,
the three dimensions inside us,
tre dimensioner inom oss,
is mostly two-dimensional.
tvådimensionell.
is to embrace that verticality.
är att omfamna lodrätheten.
that can straddle traffic jams --
som kan åka över trafikstockningar,
to think about space and movement
att tänka på utrymme och rörelse
like we did with our electrical grid.
som vi gjorde med vårt elnät.
are talking about testing
diskuterar om att testa
of suspended magnetic pods.
av upphängda magnetiska kapslar.
on flying urban taxis
flygande stadstaxi,
from science-fiction déjà vu
från en science fiction-klyscha
transportation network
and solve traffic jams.
på våra trafikproblem.
that we made, like the vehicles we use.
som vilket fordon vi använder.
are getting restless.
available in the area,
parkeringsplats
of urban traffic is generated
i städerna genereras
only have one passenger.
in one Londonian red bus.
röd buss från London.
det är plats vi behöver mest?
if it is what we need the most?
is fully utilized.
millions of red blood cells
blood cells is not wasted, either.
blodceller är inte bortslösat heller.
of their oxygen capacity is utilized.
we used in our cities
använder i städerna
you would have to walk, to bike
man gå eller cykla på,
incredibly efficient
are not dedicated
inte är dedikerade
traffic jams in our veins.
i våra vener.
the cells of our body.
gets its own deliveries of oxygen
sin egna syreleverans
and individual form of transportation.
en individuell form av transport.
or extensive mass-transit systems.
eller omfattande kollektivtrafik.
that combine the convenience of cars
som kombinerar komforten hos bilar
in a fast and smooth urban train,
five, ten, fifteen times
you didn't have to stop?
while you're moving
that is headed toward your suburb.
är på väg till din förort.
right to your doorstep.
till din dörr.
at the same time.
på samma gång.
modular, driverless vehicles of tomorrow.
förarlösa fordonen i framtiden.
buzzing with drones,
and suspended magnetic pods
och upphöjda kapslar
stadstrafiken fascinerande.
is just trying to earn its way
bilarna bara leta sig in
made by and for humans.
which is relatively simple,
som är relativt enkla,
when whole cities become driverless?
städer blev förarlösa?
are driverless and connected,
och uppkopplade
and reaction time, minimum.
och reaktionstider minimala.
that can speed them up
att skynda på sig själva
self-improving algorithms.
självförbättrande algoritmer.
rigor of German autobahns
konsekventa tyska autobahn
of the intersections of Mumbai.
av Mumbais korsningar.
our traffic grid will be,
its movement will feel.
känns flödet.
of a transportation genius today.
ett transportgeni idag.
billions of years,
of iterations and mutations.
mutationer och förändringar.
to evolve our transportation system.
för att utveckla vårt trafiksystem.
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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