Historically, humans have used various means for moving from one place to another: their feet, canoes, skis, wheeled cart, ships, funiculars, hot air balloons, steamboats, steam locomotives, subways, electric trolleys, bicycles, motorcycles, cars, trucks, airplanes, helicopters, rockets and recently the Segway. Hence, roads, rails, the air and water are used for transportation of people and goods. On average, a European travels near 13 thousand kilometers per year within the European Union. The most common mean of transport of people is the car. Aviation, railways and sea travel are used to a lesser extent for the mobility of people.
In future, it is expected that the magnetic levitation technology will be used commonly for train and subway transport to reach a higher speed and decrease power consumption. Electric cars will gradually replace and outnumber the oil-based cars. Self-driving cars will increase the quality of life and help to reduce accidents.