In a different "branch", transportation may look completely different.
Electric cars were invented 200 year ago, and the first rechargeable battery in 1859. I wonder how things would have looked like, if we had focused more on EV.
In a related scenario, if the car lobby hadn't fought so hard to prioritize personal cars instead of public transportation, we would probably have a more efficient society where you could live far away from your work, and commute in 500km/h trains. The towns could become more walkable and condensed. Logistics would be simpler with a more hub based distribution where more of your customers live in the same place. More area could be available for agriculture or preservation of nature instead of being used for highways and spread out metropolitan areas
Electric cars were invented 200 year ago, and the first rechargeable battery in 1859. I wonder how things would have looked like, if we had focused more on EV.
In a related scenario, if the car lobby hadn't fought so hard to prioritize personal cars instead of public transportation, we would probably have a more efficient society where you could live far away from your work, and commute in 500km/h trains. The towns could become more walkable and condensed. Logistics would be simpler with a more hub based distribution where more of your customers live in the same place. More area could be available for agriculture or preservation of nature instead of being used for highways and spread out metropolitan areas