Most Shocking Futurist Projects 

10. The HyperloopThe hyperloop experience would be similar to taking off in an airplane, with an initial rush of acceleration followed by floating on a cushion of air, but with far less turbulence.

9. Electric Jet Faster Than SoundModern airline travel is responsible for a great deal of pollution, requiring large airports with lengthy runways to launch and receive flights from around the world.

8. Teslas on AutopilotElon Musk is teaming up with Google to completely change the way cars are driven around the world. While Google has taken the approach of referring to the system as a "self-driving car", Elon Musk points to the success of 'autopilot' across various types of commercial aircraft, preferring to call computerized operation of a car by the same name as the systems that govern aircraft.

7. Coast-to-Coast Electric Supercharger StationsIn order to make it possible to conduct the great American road trip of driving from Los Angeles to New York with a Tesla, Elon Musk wants to establish a series of quick charging stations that will make it possible to drive from coast-to-coast without filling up on gasoline.

6. Robot Fuel Station AttendantsIn his quest to make Tesla's electric vehicles the new standard for public automotive concerns, Elon Musk has commissioned the design and construction of robotic fuel attendants.

5. Reusable Space RocketsThe Grasshopper is the pet project of Elon Musk's SpaceX organization, which is dedicated to the development of the most advanced jets and rockets in the world.

4. Spaceport for Intergalactic CommerceConsidering his success in heading the various contracts and projects of SpaceX, it's little surprise that Elon Musk has decided to search for an ideal site to create the first ever commercial spaceport.

3. Galactic CurrencyOne of Elon Musk's original source of fortune, Paypal, is teaming up with the group at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the development of PayPal Galactic - an intergalactic currency that can be used anywhere in the universe.

2. Internet Service in SpacePayPal Galactic will probably require a reliable way to hook up to the internet from Mars or any other of your favourite space destinations, so Elon Musk has gone ahead and started to create the internet of outer space.

1. A Colony on MarsElon Musk wants to die on Mars. In order to do so, it appears he's planning on eventually starting a colony on the red planet. This settlement would hold up to 80,000 humans, beginning with a group of ten pioneers who would begin to set up the infrastructure before more people would join.