Countries around the world have taken to the idea of building renewable technology towns and villages--perhaps the best known is Masdar City, a zero-emissions cleantech hub. Pegasus Global Holdings, an international technology company, is taking a slightly different tack: building a 20 square mile "replica city" in the middle of New Mexico that will test cutting edge technologies, including intelligent traffic systems, smart grids, cyber security, and next-generation wireless networks.
Pegasus is, essentially, planning to build a city of the future that scientists can use as a playground for untested ideas. But unlike every other city on the planet, no one will live in Pegasus's city, even though it will be capable of supporting 350,000 people in its rural communities, suburban areas, and urban locales. That way, it's safer when the intelligent traffic systems go off the rails.
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Fearless Focus: Harris Wofford, Peace Corps Co-founder
