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  • Welcome to the future.

  • Or should I say, welcome to Wuhan, China.

  • Let's go.

  • This is crazy.

  • The taxi is driving by itself.

  • There's no one in the seat there.

  • There's no one there.

  • Now, I have shown you guys China's insane infrastructure.

  • Their mega airports, their crazy bridges,

  • the high speed rail and more. Right.

  • And so China is at it again.

  • I'm here to show you China's new

  • suspended monorail here in Wuhan.

  • Let's go.

  • This is the start of the line at Jiufengshan station.

  • There are totally six stations along this line.

  • And I'm getting kind of excited now because

  • this is my first time ever on a monorail.

  • Right so let's buy the ticket.

  • They also very conveniently have english language for me.

  • Right so we buy a ticket here,

  • and you can also set up facial recognition.

  • So let's set that up right now.

  • We're going to get a one way ticket for 30 RMB.

  • Okay.

  • And next, okay, you can see me there.

  • There I am in all my glory.

  • Right and then, obviously, mobile payment.

  • We're going to pay on our phone.

  • We don't have to mess about

  • with cash and coins like in the west.

  • That's like, outdated.

  • So now we're going to head in through security.

  • Hello, it's this way?

  • Okay. Wow, look at this.

  • Okay. Using my face.

  • And there we go. The doors are open.

  • I'm free to go inside.

  • Well, that is crazy.

  • Oh, my God. Here it is.

  • Here she comes.

  • Can see lots of other people excited.

  • Come and use this monorail.

  • Some of them from all over China, different provinces.

  • Wow

  • And we are away,

  • now obviously in true chinese style.

  • Of course, there's no drivers to this train.

  • It is completely automated. No driver.

  • As we travel across the line,

  • you can look out across the wetlands here,

  • see lots of different kind of wildlife.

  • And also, you may have noticed

  • that the floor is actually glass.

  • Look at that.

  • I've never seen anything like it.

  • You can look down through the glass

  • below the carriage, that is amazing.

  • But obviously also down there.

  • If you're a little bit afraid of heights,

  • then you can go and sit down there.

  • But fortunately for you guys, I'm not.

  • So we're going to step on the glass here.

  • Wow look at that.

  • Can see lots of families just enjoying

  • the train and enjoying the sights along the way.

  • Meanwhile, on American public transport.

  • Yo!

  • Yo!

  • Oh, my God.

  • Okay, we have arrived at the final station.

  • And here you can go and check out a museum about the Ming dynasty.

  • Also, for students, they can get a 70% discount for using this line.

  • And if you're over the age of 65,

  • you can get it for free.

  • Not only is Wuhan's monorail automated,

  • but you can also get automated taxis.

  • So let's go check one out now.

  • I have now ordered my fully automated taxi.

  • It's surrounded by sensors on the car.

  • It uses LIDAR, so.

  • Right, let's stop messing about.

  • Let's get inside and put in the last

  • four digits of my phone number.

  • Oh, now everyone knows my number.

  • Wow, look at that.

  • Okay, we're going inside.

  • Completely automated. Here we go.

  • Hello, Mr. Driver!

  • Oh, hang on a minute, there's no one in.

  • And also, it will not start until you put on your seatbelt.

  • So that is really quite clever and very safe.

  • So let's put on our seatbelt and away we go.

  • So now the screen will come up like this.

  • And here, you just press start.

  • Oh, my God.

  • Oh, my God.

  • Look at the wheel turning.

  • There's no...There's... No driver.

  • What the hell?

  • This is just, I mean, it's really.

  • It's like something out of a science fiction movie.

  • I mean, I'm speechless.

  • I mean, just look, there.

  • There is no one. This is a taxi.

  • It's one thing to have, like, automated parking like that,

  • but I mean,this is on a whole nother level.

  • This is a fully autonomous taxi!

  • This is just...

  • This is the future. Welcome to the future.

  • Welcome to Wuhan.

  • And on here you have a little screen,

  • also has English for me.

  • Thank you very much.

  • And you can see the route of your journey.

  • And then also you can see the road

  • outside and what the car is seeing.

  • And what all the senses are picking up outside of the car.

  • We have music.

  • You can also watch some video.

  • You can change the temperature in the car, control the AC.

  • I mean this is just...it's fantastic.

  • And sometimes, also when you get in a taxi,

  • you don't really want to talk to the taxi driver, sometimes.

  • And maybe you just want your privacy.

  • So this is great.

  • I mean, there's no one here apart from me.

  • How is this possible?

  • Look at the wheel turning on its own.

  • Okay, it looks like we have arrived.

  • It says, please leave the vehicle from the right side.

  • Thank you very much, Mr. Taxi man.

  • Mr. Robot taxi.

  • I very much appreciate that.

  • That is absolutely insane.

  • And there he goes, Mr. Robot taxi man.

  • Off to the next passenger.

  • I am now at Wuhan's Tianhe International Airport.

  • And just take a look at this.

  • This place is absolutely massive.

  • I mean, if you look over in the distance there,

  • it just looks like it goes on forever.

  • I recently just came back from a trip to

  • the UK, Germany, Finland and Sweden.

  • And let me tell you,

  • all of those countries'airports combined together,

  • they can't even compare to this even.

  • I mean, there's no comparison between the facilities that they have here.

  • The size, the services, the architecture.

  • Uncomparable.

  • Anyway, unfortunately,

  • I have ran out of time here in Wuhan.

  • But I will definitely be coming back again because

  • I want to show you guys Wuhan's insane metro system.

  • So maybe that will be next time

  • anyway, signing off. Signing off.

Welcome to the future.

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