Lyft drivers sport “carstaches” on their vehicles while on duty.
San Francisco is where Uber and Lyft got their starts and resistance to these services seems futile. One third of taxi cab drivers in San Francisco have ditched their registered cabs and are now working for Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar, according to Fortune.
Taxi fleet line up for natural gas at a fueling station in China
The capital of Shandong Province, “Spring City” relies on buses to move its more than four million people across the city because it lacks a subway system (due to its eponymous artesian springs). And those buses move thanks to everything from ammonia to electricity.
Continue reading… “China’s transportation revolution”
Audi’s Piloted Driving A7
Audi’s new and impressive Piloted Driving A7 has a smaller, but very intriguing piece of driver assistance technology called Traffic Light Assist. The new technology promises to help drivers make every green light.
Continue reading… “Audi’s traffic light assistance helps you hit every green light”
AT Black Knight Transformer
Hearing about flying cars conjure up images of a sporty little number that takes to the air like something out of the Jetsons. But what about one that’s a cross between a 4×4, an octocopter, and a Blackhawk helicopter? That’s what Advanced Tactics of El Segundo, California is seeing with its ambitions to produce a roadable VTOL aircraft capable of unmanned autonomous operations as a more flexible way to recover casualties, move supplies, and support special forces. (Photos)
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Back To The Future 2 was the inspiration for the folks at Future Motion when they set out to build a new electric skateboard. Inventor Kyle Doerksen knew he didn’t have the Tony Stark-level genius it would take to actually whip up an actual hoverboard, but he still wanted to emulate the feeling the feel of riding one.
Continue reading… “Onewheel – an electric, self-balancing skateboard”
Pedal power can be a viable means of urban transportation. Velomobiles and pedal cars like the Twike 4XP exist to show us this. Companies like Scuderie Campari, meanwhile, exist to make pedal power dreams utterly, totally, and almost inconceivably sexy. This is the SC-1 ultra-luxe pedal car concept for adults, and it is gorgeous.
Continue reading… “SC-1 Biposto – a two-seater designed velomobile”
Whill Type-A at CES 2014
The startup Whill has taken its first wheelchair, the Type-A, from an idea to production. The wheelchair was inspired by bicycles, scooters, and skateboards that make their users feel happy, and designed by former Sony, Toyota, and Olympus engineers. The company says the chair is now available for preorder and will start shipping within the US in early 2014.
Continue reading… “Whill Type-A – a unique approach to the motorized wheelchair”
Robostep at CES 2014
The Robostep is an advanced travel tool that can reach speeds of up to 12.5 miles per hour and offers reliable security and unique driving technology.
Continue reading… “Robostep – a self-balancing personal transporter”
Self-driving cars and driver controlled cars are expected to hit highways around the world before 2025 and self-driving “only” cars (only the car drives) are anticipated around 2030, according to an emerging technologies study on Autonomous Cars from IHS Automotive.
Continue reading… “54 million self-driving cars expected to be in use globally by 2035”
Kandi Technologies car vending machine.
The company, Kandi Technologies is based in Hangzhou, China. They want to challenge the idea of traditional car ownership. In a country where air pollution is a serious environmental and health hazard, the company has created a giant vending machine that allows citizens to rent electric vehicles on an hourly basis. With a fleet of more than 100,000, Kandi already has plans to expand to other cities this year.
Continue reading… “Giant car vending machine could steer people away from private car ownership”
D-Dalus hovercraft
Austrian Innovative Aeronautical Technology (IAT21), an Austrian engineering firm debuted a new type of hovercraft at the Paris Air Show this week. They claim the hovercraft can take off and land vertically without using any rotor blades or fixed wings.
Continue reading… “D-Dalus: A new kind of aircraft propulsion system made of rotating cylinders”
Fastest business jet on the planet.
Spike Aerospace, a Boston based aerospace company, is working on a new aircraft that it believes will be the fastest business jet in the world. The aircraft is called the S-512 and Spike says that the jet will be capable of cruising at Mach 1.6 and will have a max speed of Mach 1.8. (Video)
Continue reading… “Supersonic Jets being resurrected for the business elite”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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