Transportation
From autonomous EVs to electric planes, from hydrogen trains to biofuel transportation, check out the most recent developments on how we’re moving transportation towards a more sustainable future in the good news section below.
Daimler, Toyota, BMW to lead $10-billion hydrogen investment
Daimler, BMW, and Toyota are leading a group of 13 companies pledging to invest more than $10 billion during the next five years to spur enough infrastructure-building and technology advancements to get more of the general public to buy hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The automakers, which also Read More...
Airbus CEO: Flying car prototype ready by end of year
You may not yet be ready for the self-driving car, but technology already presents the next challenge to transportation as you know it. The concept of flying cars is fast becoming a reality. Engineers know it’s possible. And we see that drones work. But we know the next step is near when the CEO Read More...
Airbus CEO sees 'flying car' prototype ready by end of year
Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group's chief executive said on Monday. Airbus last year formed a division called Urban Air Mobility that is exploring concepts such as a vehicle to Read More...
The first self-driving bus on U.S. public streets is carrying passengers in Las Vegas
A small autonomous bus called an Arma is running a short route along Las Vegas’ Fremont Street, marking, according to transit operator Keolis, the first time a self-driving bus has moved passengers on an American public road. The route is short—just three blocks. And this is only a Read More...
Twelve things you need to know about driverless cars
From forecourt to scrapyard, a new car in the UK lasts an average of 13.9 years, which is why if you got one today, it might very well be the last car you buy. Over the next decade, accelerating autonomous driving technology, including advances in artificial intelligence, sensors, cameras, radar Read More...
How BlaBlaCar created a global transport network
A rail strike is a strange time to realise that your start-up is going to be a success but that was the moment that the founders of BlaBlaCar knew that their company was going to take off. BlaBlaCar is the French online ride-sharing company that pairs people travelling between cities with drivers Read More...
China, Europe drive shift to electric cars as U.S. lags
DETROIT Electric cars will pick up critical momentum in 2017, many in the auto industry believe - just not in North America. Tighter emissions rules in China and Europe leave global carmakers and some consumers with little choice but to embrace plug-in vehicles, fuelling an investment surge, said Read More...
Your next car wants to be your best friend
Behold that bonkers styling—the fluorescent stripes on the floorboards, the avant-garde high-design shell. Toyota's Concept-i certainly looks the part of a hyper-futuristic concept car. But the real star of the show is the ghost in the machine. Its name is Yui, and it wants to be your bestie. Read More...
How robot cars learn to drive without leaving the garage
The computers that control self-driving cars are gaining valuable knowledge about the real world in some surprising ways—including browsing online maps and playing video games. Researchers at Princeton University recently developed a computer vision and mapping system that gathered useful Read More...
China's anti-Teslas: cheap models drive electric car boom
More electric cars are sold in China than in the rest of the world combined, but are mainly locally-branded models that are cheaper and have a shorter range than those offered by foreign automakers such as Tesla and Nissan. The Chinese-branded electric vehicle (EV) market is propped up by huge Read More...