The history of the modern day recreational snowmobile is fairly recent, however, travel over snow goes back many years, although man actually flew before he could master snow travel. While the Wright Brothers flew in 1903, the very first vehicle that was built to go in snow wasn't created until 1908. That was the Lombard log hauler designed and built in Waterville, Maine. It was a large cumbersome machine that resembled a steam locomotive, only it had a half track design and front skis. In 1909, a man named O.C. Johnson built an over the snow machine that went on top of the snow, when it worked.

Canada's two largest airlines say artificial intelligence can be a game-changer for aviation by helping to boost revenues, pare costs and provide passengers with a more personalized travel experience. Air Canada and WestJet are joining airlines around the world by spending undisclosed amounts of money on AI in an effort to harness technology that promises revolutionary advantages for both carriers and passengers. Several large airlines in the U.S. and Europe have deployed AI in chatbots that respond to common passenger questions, machine learning algorithms to help automate airline operations and facial recognition to verify identification for luggage and boarding. "It's really an untouched area for the airline industry that we need to develop very fast," new WestJet CEO Ed Sims said in an interview, adding he'd like to use the technology to create a "virtual concierge service" similar to Amazon Alexa or Google Home. The aviation sector's investment in AI is expected to grow from $152 million US this year to $2.22 billion US by 2025, for a compounded annual growth rate of more than 46 per cent, according to a report from research firm Markets and Markets.

If you're a content creator, you're not just striving to do your best work. You want to make your best work better. At the SIGGRAPH conference, which runs July 31-Aug. From Siri to Smart Cars to Netflix recommendations, AI is infused in our daily lives. Now, thanks to the computational power of NVIDIA GPUs, new AI accelerated workflows are optimizing content creation, saving artists and studios time and money, and driving greater creativity.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Last summer Charles Bombardier unveiled the Solar Express--an imagined vehicle that would ferry cargo and passengers from Earth to Mars in less than two days. The radical notion drew a great deal of buzz--most notably from Buzz Aldrin, who praised the idea and reached out to the Canadian innovator with tips for improving the design.

When it comes to creative design, there's something to be said for just getting your ideas up and out there. New designs are rendered and posted each week in various categories: Road & Urban, Aviation & Space, Marine, Powersports and Transportation. An all-season vehicle for traversing swamps or arctic terrains, the Maskek is also an amphibious vehicle that can cross bodies of water when needed. Inspired by the Light Cycles in the sci-fi franchise "Tron," the One of the busiest research areas in artificial intelligence concerns teaching machines to truly see and comprehend their surroundings. Massively complex neural network systems are working on the issue in labs all over the planet.

I was waiting in line at the airport recently, thinking about my Escatak concept--an idea to combine check-in, security, and customs in one escalator ride. And I figured: Why wait until you reach the airport to get that process started? Sure, you can check-in remotely and get your boarding pass on your phone, but you still have to wait in line to register and check your luggage. So I've drummed up the Nexus, an autonomous minivan concept that carries you to the airport, and on the way gets you fully ready for your flight. This self-driving van would carry a modified luggage trunk that would weigh, measure, and inspect each bag with an x-ray and chemical analysis, in conjunction with airport security.

Since 2010, poachers in South Africa have killed more than 5,000 rhinos. In Asia, two rhino species--Javan and Sumatran--are critically endangered. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, poachers eager to reap their horns use helicopters and veterinary drugs to track and attack the animals. A mechanical engineer and a member of the family whose aerospace and transportation company builds trains, planes, and more, Bombardier's at his best when he ignores pesky things like budgets, timelines, and contemporary physics. Since 2013, he's run a blog cataloging more than 200 concepts, each a fantastic, farfetched new way for people to travel through land, air, water, and space.

Having a pool is fun. Cleaning it by dragging a net around is not. That's why I've thought up the Moobi, a water-loving take on the Roomba vacuum cleaner. Like a whale, the Moobi use an oscillating tail, wagging up and down, to move through the water. And like a whale, it would live its life with its mouth wide open, sucking down water and filtering out waste as if it were tasty plankton.

Last year, Disney created the VertiGo, a robot that can climb walls. I wanted to take that concept further, with a powered-up version of the drone, strong enough to carry a person. The Ventooz lends itself to a variety of uses. It could carry people who inspect or repair buildings and structures like dams. It could serve as a rescue vehicle stranded in dangerous situations.

A futuristic new concept that's inspired by whale tails could change the way we travel through water. At the moment, almost all vessels capable of travelling great distances do so with the help of enormous propellers that provide the driving force. However, the Seataci, a 100million ( 77million) luxury yacht envisioned by Montreal-based engineer Charles Bombardier, is designed to travel with the help of a wave motion - just like the way whales do. In his column for Wired, Bombardier explained that the Seataci would use an eco-friendly system that could be more efficient than traditional systems and allow the vessel to travel through shallow waters and with minimal noise. Like all yachts, the Seataci has a main hull, where the bulk of the ship's features will reside.