10/21/2026
Tesla just unveiled a Roadster that can briefly take flight using SpaceX-developed technology.
It sounds like science fiction but it raises a very real question for transportation:
What happens to logistics when the definition of a “route” starts to change?
New transportation technologies could eventually change how we think about:
routing and infrastructure�• delivery speed and capacity�• safety and regulation�• transportation costs�• coordination between vehicles, carriers and shippers
And perhaps the biggest question:
Will the future of transportation be defined by better vehicles or by better systems for coordinating them?
Today, freight still depends heavily on roads, carriers, capacity and information moving between multiple parties.
Technology may change the vehicles.
The need for visibility, coordination and efficient decision-making won't disappear.
What do you think: Will flying vehicles actually change logistics, or will they simply create another mode that logistics systems need to coordinate?