The first volume of this collection focuses on the latest in transportation innovation. The future offers many game-changing modes of travel. We provide a guide and list the latest developments and prototypes of flying cars, hyperloops and hydrogen powered trains, hypersonic and supersonic jet travel being developed by DARPA and the airline industry, the space travel milestones being reached by entrepreneurs like Richard Branson of Virgin, and many other exciting new developments. How to invent, create and make is showcased with fascinating looks at creative ingenuity in the chapters of the book.

Ever wish you could take off vertically in your flying car from your driveway and land in your office parking lot or mall without any traffic? That's what you'll be able to do in the next few years.

Volume 1 details the latest in transportation modes that will be changing our lives in the near future. From a hyperloop train that can take you from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 35 minutes to a hypersonic aircraft that will take you from New York to Tokyo in one hour and 25 minutes, we've got it covered.

The authors, Ed Kane and Maryanne Kane, are journalists who have documented the relentless global pursuit of breakthrough technology for their national television show CEO Global Foresight on PBS.

Important Innovations: Latest Travel Innovations is a brief, fun listen that covers the premier transportation breakthroughs that will be soon transforming our lives.