- 1. Flying Taxis: Scientists might take a flying taxi to work. “Driving is just for fun, no longer for transportation (e.g. driving Ferrari next to the coast with a nice view),” planning documents show.
- 2. Cloud Seeding: The desert won’t always feel like the desert. “Cloud seeding” could make it rain.
- 3. Robot Maids: Don’t worry about household chores. While scientists are at work, their homes would be cleaned by robot maids.
- 4. State-of-the-Art Medical Facilities: Scientists would work on a project to modify the human genome to make people stronger.
- 5. World Class Restaurants: There would be fine dining galore in a city with the “highest rate of Michelin-starred restaurants per inhabitant.”
- 6. Dinosaur Robots: Residents could visit a Jurassic Park-style island of robot reptiles.
- 7. Glow-in-the-Dark Sand: The crown prince wants a beach that glows in the dark, like the face of a watch.
- 8. Alcohol: Alcohol is banned in the rest of Saudi Arabia. But it likely won’t be here, say people familiar with the plan.
- 9. Robot Martial Arts: Robots would do more than just clean your house. They also could spar head to head in a “robo-cage fight,” one of many sports on offer.
- 10. Security: Cameras, drones and facial-recognition technology are planned to track everyone at all times.
- 11. Moon: A giant artificial moon would light up each night. One proposal suggests it could live-stream images from outer space, acting as an iconic landmark.
I hope it works, but it has some similarities to 3 other futuristic cities that we don't hear much about anymore: Jazan Economic City, King Abdullah Economic City, and Masdar City.
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