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Deborah Navarro

Creating equitable and sustainable transit solutions for NYC using air levitation technology

Black and white photograph of Deborah Navarro
Year
2020
Sector
Environment & Sustainability, Technology & Science
Borough
Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Black and white photograph of Deborah Navarro

Deborah is a leader in air-levitation technology designed to autonomously move goods and people from one point to the next. (Cred: she won Elon Musk’s Hyperloop competition after being told she didn’t qualify). Deborah is taking this technology to the streets to reimagine the way New Yorkers move through the city — safely, quickly, and with low carbon emissions. She aims to create a community driven transportation revolution that empowers New Yorkers to be a part of the conversation and design.