What London will look like in 2100 with a towering ‘vertical city’ and hyperloops traveling at 700mph

WITH flying cars, hyperloops and gigantic skyscrapers – this is a vision of what London could look like in 2100.

Rain drinking towers, ‘living’ buildings and unmanned roads could make the capital almost unrecognizable in the future. next one 80 years.

The Sun spoke to experts and futurists who gave us an incredible – and supposedly realistic – vision of the future.

The vision shows a city that has completely transformed its transport networks and is dominated by enormous tower blocks.

Starting at ground level, London’s congested roads could become fully self-driving with black cabs and red buses.

Increasingly advanced technology would mean that people no longer have to sit behind the wheel, but have to entrust themselves to a computer.

Cars as we know them today will likely be just a memory as residents are transported by self-driving motorcycles – but not just on the road.

That’s right, experts firmly believe we’re about to see the introduction of flying cars – with new road networks shooting across the cityscape from Tower London around 2100.

With space limited on London’s roads, car owners are likely to take to the skies in an attempt to reach their destination without the inconvenience of traffic.

As for public transportation, the terrifying but life-changing hyperloop concept could finally be put into use.

It would get people in and out of London and across the country in no time.

The hyperloop uses sealed, low-pressure vats that essentially suck pods full of people (or cargo) from point A to point B.

It could be such a game changer that people have the luxury of living in one city and working in another because of the ultra-fast travel times, eliminating the hassle of morning traffic.

Some Hyperloops are predicted to go as fast as 700 miles per hour.

That means you can travel from the easternmost point of London to the westernmost point of London in just 3 minutes.

Elon Musk is just one tech chief who likes the concept – and while we may not yet see a working network in 2024, this could be the norm by 2100.

Perhaps one day the London Underground’s famous blue and red roundel will say: “Hyperloop”.

We could see Hyperloop connecting London to other major British cities

Maria Opre

But according to futurists, it won’t just be vehicles and transportation that will make big strides by the time the year 2100 rolls around.

London’s landscape is also expected to change dramatically around the turn of the century.

Vertical urban skyscrapers are expected to be the most obvious change in the city, with a lack of space on the ground floor meaning the only way to build is to build.

The growing population – with Britain expected to reach 80 million people by the turn of the century – will contribute to the need for these megastructures.

Numerous artists have already drawn up futuristic scenarios of what London could look like in just over 75 years, with a noticeable increase in skyscrapers and buildings that emit electric glows.

But while no one really knows what London will look like by 2100, one expert told us that the British capital will become an ‘electricity-powered vertical city’.

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Architect and interior designer Jo Chrobak told The Sun: “There will be a huge divide between the old and the new,”

‘The old buildings will be preserved as remains, but only for the rich, because these are the people who can afford the maintenance of these historic houses.

“The majority will live in high-rise, electricity-powered vertical cities.”

Technological innovations are also expected to be huge in the layout of London.

London could transform “massively”, according to EarthWeb senior analyst Maria Opre, who predicts how major cities could change as technology advances.

She told The Sun: “Sensors around the world will enable higher levels of automation, integration and efficiency across many sectors.

“Networks of self-driving electric vehicles can solve traffic and emissions problems while improving access for all.

“Through long-term preparation, strong governance and a prudent reliance on technology, population centers can maintain safe, sustainable and good living conditions.”

Maria also predicted that improvements in technology will also make the city more environmentally friendly, with more powerful solar panels now drawing energy from the sun.

And the way buildings are constructed will likely change over the next century, too.

“For example, advanced building materials such as eco-friendly concrete and recycled steel can replace traditional choices,” she explains.

Maria added that futurists believe city buildings will also increasingly be built from ‘prefabricated’ parts rather than traditional techniques, allowing them to emerge quickly.

Scientist Serena Pollastri from the University of Lancaster previously outlined predictions for the future of Britain’s major cities, including removing all cars from our roads by 2100.

She also claimed that much more efficient, reliable and accessible public transport could replace most cars and get workers to their offices in skyscrapers that absorb rain.

And central to this is the so far anti-climatic, but long-awaited Hyperloop.

“The Tube may not be completely replaced by a Hyperloop system, but we could see Hyperloop used to connect London to other major British cities,” said Maria.

‘The pipe network is so extensive that complete replacement does not seem feasible.

“However, we could see Hyperloop used on certain busy routes to increase capacity and speed.”

But the solution is to look to the sky, according to Ireland’s SpaceX Hyperloop pod competition team, Éirloop.

They predicted that people will ‘drive in the future’ sky“where there is much more space than on roads or underground.

By 2100, fleets of flying taxis could be ferrying passengers through London’s airspace

Maria Opre

But visualizations have also been proposed of a London full of driverless cars, where people work or relax in sleek vehicles with picturesque views of a city without traffic, accidents or even rain.

But the introduction of self-driving cars, or the complete removal of road vehicles, would have a huge impact on one of London’s most unique things: black cabs.

However, hope remains that they will not disappear completely.

“Flying taxis are a real possibility,” says Maria.

“Companies like Lilium are already developing electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for urban transport.

‘By 2100, fleets of flying taxis could be ferrying passengers through London’s airspace.

“Black taxis will not disappear completely, but they will become less common.”

London could end up looking a lot greener too – with skyscrapers covered in a nice external layer of foliage.

And with the advent of flying cars, high-speed transportation and a nearly automated road network, some parking garages and roads could be turned into green corridors.

More forests and parks could do that spring spread throughout the city, making the British capital a truly green and pleasant country.

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