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Sometimes, I find looking at the future to be somewhat depressing. 

When you click on 'Concept Vehicles' on some automaker's site, you can't help but wonder when these Philip K Dick envisioned modes of transport will finally drive off the assembly and into your garage, or more importantly, why 'next year's model' still doesn't quite resemble the 'Artist's Impression' at the Auto Show you attended last year.

I guess we've made a leap here and there. 10 years ago, the Prius was probably one of them 'Artist's Impressions' we "Oo'd" and "Aa'd" at. So there's hope yet. And the future is still bright, and brimming with ideas like this one...

Nissan OneOne "combines personal mobility with the family-robot concept. Powered by a skating-like propulsion and guided by a GPS system, it is capable of transporting passengers without the driver. OneOne (pronounced “won-won,” an endearing Japanese description of a barking dog) is the ultimate pet; a friendly, helpful member of the family of the future, tending to a family’s busy lives from retrieving dry cleaning and groceries, to tending to the children." We like that.

Using synthetic muscles in its “legs,” it propels itself along by skating, much like you would on a pair of rollerblades. From performance car to city shuttler, it "lies down for speed or stands up for better visibility, allowing for more nimble navigation and easier parking." How exciting! I can't wait to see it in action

My prediction: it'll probably be featured in a Spielberg movie in the brighter future. Sit OneOne Sit!

+  see how some of us are making a change for the future, one card at a time.