The Fast Future Blur

Chapter 7Designing the Metamobility Future: How Mobility and the Metaverse are Reshaping Industries, Enriching User Experiences, and Paving the Way for a More Interconnected and Inclusive Society

Kristin Slanina and Martha Boeckenfeld

The New Frontier

Unleashing the vast potential of the metaverse heralds a reimagination of mobility – transforming the way people and goods move. Technology will catalyze more efficient modes of movement as well as create new experiences. Imagine a world where borders become insignificant, transportation becomes personalized, spatial constraints fade, and seamless connectivity becomes the new norm. It's about creating new experiences. Welcome to the dawn of a new age where mobility transcends the mere act of movement. It's no longer anchored to the physical world but extends into the realms of virtuality.

Mobility is about the movement of people and goods – and the metaverse symbolizes the transmission of ideas, experiences and engagements across the digital milieu, merging diverse viewpoints, aspirations and possibilities in ways previously unimagined. Metamobility provides accessibility, inclusivity and sustainability. It's how we can be more efficient with our time as well as resources. Visualize attending international conferences, concerts and family gatherings without having to actually travel. The metaverse, a term integral to this narrative, is a dynamic, virtual universe that exists parallel to our physical world. It is an immersive, ...