Uber has announced plans to pilot its ‘flying car' project in Dubai, Dallas, and Los Angeles by 2020. By soaring over highways and train lines, Uber hopes to cater to ‘super-commuters’ weary from spending over three hours travelling to and from the office every day.

Ride-sharing has become a way of life for many urbanites – but the practice is yet to stretch to the countryside, where large distances and connectivity issues prevent rural areas from adopting apps like Uber. Independent rideshares are popping up across California, helping to connect these rural residents to urban centres.

Is the personal car a thing of the past? Are air taxis set to take off in the near future? And how are public transport services adapting to on-demand lifestyles? In this part of the 2018 Expert Outlook series, we speak to three experts about what’s changing in the way people get from A to B.

Purchasing any big-ticket item can be an ordeal, but finding a new car can be particularly painful; 80% of British drivers say that buying and selling one is stressful. Care by Volvo hopes to simplify the process by letting people subscribe to and upgrade their motor just as they would a smartphone.