Vision of the Automotive Future from 1958

By Queuebot in Auto & Transportation, Comics & Cartoons, Science & Tech, Video Clips on Dec 5, 2009 at 11:27 am

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This is a great little video, an excerpt from Disney’s "Magic Highway USA", showing what people from the late ’50s thought would be the future of transportation.

It’s really neat to see how far we have come, and how far we haven’t. Some of the predictions have come to some manner of fruition, such as real-time traffic stats, navigation, and autodriving vehicles. While some are still pretty far out and "Far Out!" like atomic-powered and solar-powered cars.

– via techeblog

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by mjgolli.

Tags: Automobile, Car, disney, future, Transportation

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hearsetrax
Dec 5th, 2009 at 11:27 am
hard to believe its been 51 years and they got part of it right
Johnny Cat
Dec 5th, 2009 at 11:27 am
8-sided die as freeway sign? WANT.
Gauldar
Dec 5th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I should really install one of those new fangled punch card GPS systems into my car.
Digma03
Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Nuclear drill was kind of hilarious.
Mr. Bigglesworth
Dec 5th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Interesting prediction about the urban sprawl with the advent of the highway and the interstate system.
Blake
Dec 5th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
“And in place af a back up mirror, a TELEVISION SCREEN!”
Dan B
Dec 5th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
It seems like there’s a whole lot fewer people in the world of tomorrow.
Tigergulp
Dec 5th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I actually learned something……….

Weird. O_o
Christophe
Dec 6th, 2009 at 2:39 am
All predicted while the gas was at 2 cents a gallon
Hugh Jorgens
Dec 6th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Man, remember life before we had air-conditioned tube highways? How did people live back then?
just someone
Dec 6th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Could have used a cameo from Elroy. Otherwise, I found it quite interesting.
SAhumanist
Dec 7th, 2009 at 1:07 am
Oh, 50s. Nobody saw gender equality coming.
Candu
Dec 7th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
“Father will enter the information” Now, ladies, this techno-talk is too much for your pretty little heads. Why not go and make us men some martinis while we have man talk. Go on, scoot!

I love 1950′s predictions!

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