on earth. >> i think the city of the future is going to be based on people walking to where they live, to where they work and to where they play. >> reporter: and if you aren't walking, city director tony malo says you can take a magnetically controlled car wherever you go. this is the car? >> yeah, this is a personal rapid transit. this is how you get around the city. driverless, electrical, solar powered. it comes when you want it and takes where you want to go and leave it alone. >> reporter: so it's driverless. >> yes. >> navigating the city is relatively easy. this is a dream of what the future could be. but is it really going to happen? i mean, is this going to be anything more than a demo. >> it's a model for open development. but it's really sustainable, because it's not only environmentally sustainable, socially and economically. >> reporter: fewer than 500 people live here. that falls far short of the original goal of 40,000 by next year. a goal set at the peak of the economic boom. right now, about 1,200 people work here every day, in