When we stepped out of the phone booth in 2050 there were not immediate differences seen in general, but as we explored the sidewalks and streets we began to notice antennas mounted on mailboxes throughout the city and almost no overhead wires anywhere.  The streets were relatively calm and as the four of us made our way to the local high school we noticed from afar all the solar panels on the roof and  the parking lots that accompanied schools in 2020 were suspiciously smaller.  There were only a few vehicles there, all looked to be parked over metallic plates which we later learned are wireless charging stations.  Most strikingly none of the cars had steering wheels.  They just sat there waiting to be summoned by the next rider(s).  They were basically 4 wheeled ‘cabins’ that could accommodate 4 people in 2 rows of individual chairs.

When we stepped out of the phone booth in 2050 there were not immediate differences seen in general, but as we explored the sidewalks and streets we began to notice antennas mounted on mailboxes throughout the city and almost no overhead wires anywhere.  The streets were relatively calm and as the four of us made our way to the local high school we noticed from afar all the solar panels on the roof and  the parking lots that accompanied schools in 2020 were suspiciously smaller.  There were only a few vehicles there, all looked to be parked over metallic plates which we later learned are wireless charging stations.  Most strikingly none of the cars had steering wheels.  They just sat there waiting to be summoned by the next rider(s).  They were basically 4 wheeled ‘cabins’ that could accommodate 4 people in 2 rows of individual chairs.