Wanted: public transport to the moon

Self-charging electric cars and public transport to space are at the top of the future mobility wish list, according to today’s youngsters.

That’s according to a poll of 1,000 children aged 6 to 10 in the United Kingdom. Over seven in 10 of these children (72%) said self-charging electric cars were an invention they’d like to see, while 51% would like a flying car and 17% want to go to space via public transport.

When asked about other inventions for their future tech wish list, the transport theme continued, with teleportation and a flying school bus, as well as robots.

According to the poll, 65% of children think technology can make the world a better place, by making and building things (59%) and assisting with learning (56%).

The study exploring attitudes toward future technology was commissioned by Hyundai, as the brand looks to understand perceptions of mobility solutions such as electric cars and flying taxis.

While expressing their thoughts in a video, participants got to experience the opportunity robotics presents for the future, with Spot the robotic dog from Boston Dynamics making a surprise appearance. Perhaps as to be expected from generation alpha (children under 12), the most desirable robot capabilities identified were the ability to do chores (55%) and homework (47%). A robot to do chores and homework? Now which kid wouldn’t want one of those?