The transportation industry, like the rest of the global economy, is a completely different landscape than it was just a few months ago. The coronavirus pandemic hit the industry hard, and will, in many ways, change it permanently.
Airlines are flying cargo instead of passengers to stay afloat. Public transportation, shared rides, and newfound methods of mobility seem less like ways to solve urban congestion and more like ways to contract a virus we cannot see nor detect. Roads are empty, remote work seems less like an exception and more like a future, and residents of big cities are rethinking whether that's the life they want to live once all of this passes. No one knows when we as a whole will deem it acceptable to fly in cramped economy cabins again, let alone in the dreaded middle seat.
When this does pass, it's hard to say what transportation — and the world in general — will look like. Thus, we asked top leaders across the industry three questions: How will the coronavirus change your company, your industry, and the world?
Their answers, edited for length and clarity, are below.
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