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# Ask a Futurist - The Future of Transportation ("The Lost Basement Tapes!")
**URL:** https://jimcarroll.com/2022/01/ask-a-futurist-the-future-of-transportation-the-lost-basement-tapes/
Date: 2022-01-20
Author: JimCarroll
Post Type: post
Summary: The folks at UPM – a global leader within the wood and lumber industry – interviewed me for an article they put together, Industrial Revolution 5.0 – driven by sustainability. It’s a great overview of the many trends shaping our world today. It’s a good read, and I was pleased to take a role. They […]
Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing, Ask A Futurist, Auto & Transportation, Industry, Industry Trends, Major trends, Manufacturing, Trends, Videos
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The folks at UPM - a global leader within the wood and lumber industry - interviewed me for an article they put together, [Industrial Revolution 5.0 – driven by sustainability](https://www.upm.com/articles/innovations/22/industrial-revolution-5.0-driven-by-sustainability/). It's a great overview of the many trends shaping our world today. It's a good read, and I was pleased to take a role. They also shared a wonderful snippet of a bit of our conversation.
We actually spoke for quite some time, and I ended up covering not just automotive, but 3D printing, sustainability, and even manufacturing in third-world economies. I decided to grab the original interview video, chop it up, give it a polish, and share it here. It's a good 13-minute overview of some trends that matter.
Two key quotes from their article;
**“I've got solar on my roof in my home here outside Toronto, Canada. I've got a Tesla in the garage. Theoretically, I'm a net-zero driver because I'm not really burning any resources,” says futurist Jim Carroll**. “This fundamentally changes everything in terms of what we think sustainability is,” he adds.
“The industrial IOT, 3D printing and advanced scientific materials are taking us from a world of mass production to mass customisation, where we can manufacture products for a market of one. This really changes everything and perhaps the biggest potential impact comes from 3D printing,” predicts Carroll.
The future is faster than you think!
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