BBC World News to kick off new season of 'Horizons' on 7 April

MUMBAI: BBC World News will kick off a new season of ?Horizons? on 7 April with an exploration of the future of transport, looking at breakthroughs in the US, China and the UK.

Presented by business journalist Adam Shaw and reporter Saima Mohsin, ?Horizons? continues its journey around the globe, visiting destinations including India, Brazil, China, and the US to discover the scientific and business ideas that could shape the future of the planet.

The first episode takes a look at the question of how we balance a burgeoning global population?s increasing demand for personal mobility with the environmental impact; exploring some of the novel approaches being taken around the world to keep us all on the move.

Shaw said, "We?ve been travelling the world looking for innovative and world-changing solutions to some of the biggest challenges the planet faces today and in our first show we look at some of the more unusual inventions being used globally to keep people moving in major urban areas."

Shaw visits the Fushida Electric Bicycle Company in Tianjin, China to explore how the phenomenon of the electric bicycle has swept the country. With an estimated 120 million electric bikes already in use domestically, Adam discovers how the latest incarnation of the humble bicycle could provide a solution to gridlocked roads in a country with a population already topping the 1 billion mark.

He also travels to the US to investigate a breakthrough in the use of hydrogen fuel and to meet one of the biggest names in the global automotive industry, William Clay Ford Junior. Ford reveals how his vision for a more environmental approach to the future of the car doesn?t necessarily mean giving up on the legacy of his great-grandfather.