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Forms of transport not in general use, but considered as possibilites in the future, include
- Air-propelled train (proposed by Ray Bradbury in 1953)
- Bounce tube pneumatic travel (Proposed by Robert A. Heinlein in 1956)
- Copter harness (proposed by Robert A. Heinlein in 1954)
- Flying car
- Gravitic repulsion elevator (proposed by Isaac Asimov in 1951)
- Hoverboard, as seen in the movie Back to the Future Part II
- Hyperdrive faster than light (proposed by Isaac Asimov in 1951)
- Jet boots
- Light sail (proposed by Jack Vance in 1962)
- Maglev
- Rolling road (proposed by Robert A. Heinlein in 1940)
- Projectile vehicle (proposed by Jules Verne in 1867)
- Slidewalk (proposed by Robert A. Heinlein in 1948)
- mass Space transport
- Tractor beam (proposed by E.E. Doc Smith in 1942)
- Teleportation, such as the transporter from Star Trek
- Wormhole gate (proposed by Robert A. Heinlein in 1955)
