Based on current trends, once artificial intelligence, computing power, new energy, and autonomous driving technologies complete three to four more generations of upgrades — roughly six to seven years from now — they will fundamentally transform life as we know it.
Even if personal vehicles and private travel remain unchanged, freight and logistics will shift first. (In fact, many industrial parks in major cities are already beginning to deploy unmanned transport vehicles in active use.)
When that happens, infrastructure, urban planning, and road layouts will gradually be optimized to match — forming an ecosystem of truly massive scale.
No systematic body of thought has yet emerged around this topic. And yet, it will — inevitably — and sooner than most people expect.