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Airspeeder could be the new flying motorsport for the 21st Century
Airspeeder could be the new flying motorsport for the 21st Century Airspeeder, a radical new airborne motorsport for the 21st century will make its global public debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival...
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Bosch technology enabling air taxis and teaching cars to fly
Bosch technology enabling air taxis and teaching cars to fly With traffic jams a common occurrence in the world’s cities, frustrated drivers sometimes find themselves looking to the heavens for a litt...
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Renault experiments with innovative EZ-FLEX delivery vehicle
Renault experiments with innovative EZ-FLEX delivery vehicle Renault EZ-FLEX is a compact and manoeuvrable vehicle designed to move seamlessly throughout cities. It provides an optimal footprint in re...
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TRL leads the charge with World’s first consumer trials of Electric Vehicles
TRL leads the charge with World’s first consumer trials of Electric Vehicles The global centre for innovation in transport, TRL, has announced the results of its latest ground-breaking research,...
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Eco-friendly train maker Vivarail increasing County Durham workforce
Eco-friendly train maker Vivarail increasing County Durham workforce Vivarail, the manufacturer of eco-friendly passenger trains, has accelerated expansion of its site in County Durham and turned it i...
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Rivian announces $500m Ford partnership for electric vehicles
Rivian announces $500m Ford partnership for electric vehicles Rivian today announced an equity investment of $500 million from Ford Motor Company. In addition to the investment, the companies have agr...
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Italian Cruise ship lengthened with support from ALE Heavylift
Italian Cruise ship lengthened with support from ALE Heavylift ALE Heavylift has used its skidding and heavy transportation expertise to successfully lengthen a cruise ship in Palermo, Italy. The crui...
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Bell Nexus Autonomous Pod Transport set to be the Air Taxi of tomorrow
Bell Nexus Autonomous Pod Transport set to be the Air Taxi of tomorrow The Bell Nexus, Autonomous Pod Transport and more innovations designed to shape the future of flight were highlighted at the CES...
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Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter
Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter Network Rail’s fleet of snow and ice treatment trains are ready to keep passengers moving this winter and minimise disru...
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VINCI Energies supports Initiatives-Coeur sailboat to raise €112K for heart charity
VINCI Energies supports Initiatives-Coeur sailboat to raise €112K for heart charity Since VINCI Energies became a key sponsor and Performance Partner of the Initiatives-Coeur sailboat in 2017, it has...
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Network Rail seeks major digital railway transformation programme partner
Network Rail seeks major digital railway transformation programme partner Network Rail is seeking a private sector partner to deliver a major digital railway transformation programme on the East Coast...
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Hyundai partners with Top Flight UAV start-up to drive mobility to new heights
Hyundai partners with Top Flight UAV start-up to drive mobility to new heights Hyundai Motor Company has announced a strategic partnership with Top Flight Technologies, Inc., a leading start-up in hyb...
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Jaguar Land Rover’s Virtual Eyes and Intelligent Pods study trust in self-driving vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover’s Virtual Eyes and Intelligent Pods study trust in self-driving vehicles Jaguar Land Rover has fitted ‘virtual eyes’ to intelligent pods to understand how humans will trust sel...
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Energi Mine announces latest partnership with EV-port provider Solisco
Energi Mine announces latest partnership with EV-port provider Solisco Energi Mine, the blockchain platform that financially rewards energy-saving behaviour has announced a partnership with Solisco, a...
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Back to the Future for transport
Back to the Future for transport In the film “Back to the future II” from 1989, the main characters Marty McFly and his friend Doc are seen taking advantage of futuristic transport, driving around in...
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Mapping the impact of electric vehicle uptake
Mapping the impact of electric vehicle uptake Chris Evans, Deputy Managing Director at Rolton Group explores how electric vehicle uptake will impact power supply, energy security and the highways of t...
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Ofgem proposes electricity reforms to support electric vehicle revolution
Ofgem proposes electricity reforms to support electric vehicle revolution Ofgem has set out proposals to take forward reforms to support millions of new electric vehicles forecast on Britain’s roads i...
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Mack Trucks plan to have a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019
Mack Trucks plan to have a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019 Mack Trucks, a part of Volvo Group, plans to have a fully electric Mack LR refuse model equipped with an integrated Mack electric drive...
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The Volvo Ocean Race signals the start for electric articulated buses in Gothenburg
The Volvo Ocean Race signals the start for electric articulated buses in Gothenburg When Gothenburg, Sweden, welcomes the Volvo Ocean Race on June 14–21, the city will also welcome two concept all-ele...
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Autonomous cargo boat fleets could service cities, reducing road traffic
Autonomous cargo boat fleets could service cities, reducing road traffic The future of transportation in waterway-rich cities such as Amsterdam, Bangkok, and Venice — where canals run alongside and un...
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Rolls Royce launches the 4×4 Cullinan luxury SUV
Rolls Royce launches the 4×4 Cullinan luxury SUV When Rolls-Royce announced three years ago that it would launch Cullinan, it did so in the knowledge that its customers around the world had asked...
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Volvo cars and trucks communicate to increase traffic safety
Volvo cars and trucks communicate to increase traffic safety Volvo, the premium car maker, and leading truck maker Volvo Trucks will share real-time data to expand coverage of the companies’ connected...
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High-speed passenger trains now run from Ashford International to Paris
High-speed passenger trains now run from Ashford International to Paris The first in the fleet of brand new high-speed passenger trains to call at Ashford International was met on the platform on the...
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All-new Toyota Hino XL Series Class 8 Trucks
All-new Toyota Hino XL Series Class 8 Trucks Hino Trucks unveiled its new line of trucks in a ‘big’ way at the 2018 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, IN. Carrying the name Hino XL Series, t...
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Continental and CITC JV to manufacture 48-Volt Battery Systems for electric vehicles
Continental and CITC JV to manufacture 48-Volt Battery Systems for electric vehicles Technology company Continental, and Chinese automotive supplier and battery manufacturer CITC (Sichuan Chengfei Int...
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India signs Historic Agreement with Virgin Hyperloop One to build first Hyperloop
India signs Historic Agreement with Virgin Hyperloop One to build first Hyperloop Virgin Hyperloop One today announced the Indian State of Maharashtra’s intent to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mu...
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ABB and City of Davos drive sustainable mobility with e-vehicle innovation
ABB and City of Davos drive sustainable mobility with e-vehicle innovation For this year’s annual World Economic Forum, the city of Davos and ABB teamed up in a long-term partnership to provide e-infr...
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Airbus flying car completes successful test flight
Airbus flying car completes successful test flight Vahana, the all-electric, self-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft built by Airbus’ innovation outpost in Silicon Valley – A³...
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Richard Branson named Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One
Richard Branson named Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One Richard Branson Named Chairman After Making Previous Investment This Fall Caspian Venture Capital and DP World Invest $50 Million Ahead of Series...
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Allego signs up Siemens to support Electric Vehicle fast charging in the UK
Allego signs up Siemens to support Electric Vehicle fast charging in the UK Allego, a leading provider of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging solutions and cloud services, has appointed traffic technology...
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Heathrow welcomes 50th electric vehicle as part of pledge to ‘Go Electric’
Heathrow welcomes 50th electric vehicle as part of pledge to ‘Go Electric’ Heathrow has reached a key milestone in its pledge to ‘Go Electric’ with the delivery of the 50th electric vehicl...
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Wave energy company SINN Power celebrates their 3rd anniversary
Wave energy company SINN Power celebrates their 3rd anniversary In the 3 years since the founding of SINN Power in 2014, the team put a full-scale wave energy converter prototype in the ocean, filed 7...
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Snøhetta designs “Under” – Europe’s First Underwater Restaurant
Snøhetta designs “Under” – Europe’s First Underwater Restaurant At the southernmost point of the Norwegian coastline by the village of Båly, Snøhetta has designed Europe’s very...
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Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017
Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017 One of the world´s most innovative researchers into the future of the oceans and marine life, Professor Rashid Sumaila, receives the V...
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Phoenix LiDAR and JOUAV launch TerraHawk CW-30 for VTOL/UAV aerial mapping
Phoenix LiDAR and JOUAV launch TerraHawk CW-30 for VTOL/UAV aerial mapping At the InterGeo tradeshow in Berlin, JOUAV and Phoenix LiDAR Systems unveiled the TerraHawk CW-30, a custom LiDAR equipped ve...
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CityAirbus demonstrator passes major propulsion testing milestone
CityAirbus demonstrator passes major propulsion testing milestone Airbus Helicopters has recently completed the first full-scale testing for the propulsion system of the CityAirbus demonstrator – a mu...
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HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses first Autonomous Air Taxi test flight in Dubai
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses first Autonomous Air Taxi test flight in Dubai HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the maiden concept flight of...
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MARIN tests floating mega city as a solution to sea level rise and overcrowded cities
MARIN tests floating mega city as a solution to sea level rise and overcrowded cities This week MARIN (Maritime Research Institute) tested an innovative concept for a floating mega island. The island...
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Hyperloop One makes history with world’s first successful Hyperloop full systems test
Hyperloop One makes history with world’s first successful Hyperloop full systems test Hyperloop One today announced the successful completion of the world’s first full systems Hyperloop te...
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Hyperloop One reveals vision for Europe with 9 routes spanning the continent
Hyperloop One reveals vision for Europe with 9 routes spanning the continent Hyperloop One is offering Europe’s transport infrastructure an option that is more efficient, Greener, on-demand and faster...
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Elon Musk and his Boring Company will take cars underground
Elon Musk and his Boring Company will take cars underground Elon Musk who brought us the Tesla electric car, solar powered house tiles, the SpaceX rocket programme and the hyperloop high speed train h...
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Designing Norway’s 1.7km Stad Ship Tunnel
Designing Norway’s 1.7km Stad Ship Tunnel The Stad sea is the most exposed and most dangerous stretch along the Norwegian coast. It has very problematic wave conditions and it is the area with b...
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How Hyperloop is changing the calculus of the commute
How Hyperloop is changing the calculus of the commute It’s Monday morning and you’re stuck in traffic again, shoulders tensed as you realize you’re late for work–yet the minutes drag on. Some da...
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1.7km Tunnel through Norwegian mountain creates a short cut for Ships
1.7km Tunnel through Norwegian mountain creates a short cut for Ships The Norwegian Coastal Administration is planning the world’s first full-scale ship tunnel to allow vessels to travel through a mou...
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Italdesign and Airbus unveil POP.UP a modular ground and air transport concept vehicle
Italdesign and Airbus unveil POP.UP a modular ground and air transport concept vehicle Aerospace and automotive industries unite to draw up a shared vision for seamless, multi-modal, fully electric ur...
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Hyperloop One reveals first images of Nevada Desert Development Site at Middle East Rail
Hyperloop One reveals first images of Nevada Desert Development Site at Middle East Rail Hyperloop One, the global leader in developing the world’s first operational Hyperloop has released never befor...
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Antarctic research station Halley VI creates its own highway in the snow
Roads just don’t work in Antarctica, not only is it far too cold, the shifting ice and heavy snow cover make them impossible. For the scientists and their teams, snow mobiles, snowcats and other track...
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Truck mounted floodlight system designed to protect road workers at night
Woodway Engineering, a major emergency services’ provider and Acklea, a traffic management vehicle specialist, have joined forces to develop an illumination system to help protect vulnerable road side...
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