‘GOOGLE 2.0’ LOOKING TO BUILD CITIES AND AIRPORTS IN THE FUTURE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, September 20, 2014, 10:43

Lexus RX450h retrofitted as a Google driverless car (Image from wikipedia.org)

Google’s self-driving cars could find themselves carrying passengers through cities custom-built by the same company, if the search giant’s plans for the future ever come to pass.

Not content with investing in state-of-the-art robots and pouring money into alternative energy, Google is reportedly drawing up plans to build model cities and airports, according to a new article in The Information.

As Google plans for a future where its search engine doesn’t compose the bulk of its revenue, the website reports that company co-founder Larry Page has established a team of workers to explore long-term projects for “ Google 2.0,” including ideas for how to build better cities and more efficient airports.

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