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Kawasaki test unmanned K-RACER compound helicopter
Kawasaki test unmanned K-RACER compound helicopter Kawasaki Heavy Industries successfully conducted a flight test of the unmanned compound helicopter K-RACER at Taiki-cho Multi-purpose Aviation Park i...
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State of the art Underwater Survey Robot completes successful trials
State of the art Underwater Survey Robot completes successful trials A State of the art underwater survey robot being developed by a collaboration of companies from across the UK is on schedule for co...
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AirCar passes flight tests in Slovakia
AirCar passes flight tests in Slovakia AirCar is the latest generation flying car that transforms from road vehicle into air vehicle in less than 3-minutes. Useful for leisure and self-driving journey...
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Virgin Hyperloop unveils Certification Center in West Virginia
Virgin Hyperloop unveils Certification Center in West Virginia After years of testing and developing hyperloop technology at their full-scale test site, Virgin Hyperloop unveiled today that West Virgi...
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3D printed titanium components critical for Boom Supersonic XB-1 Aircraft
3D printed titanium components critical for Boom Supersonic XB-1 Aircraft VELO3D, an innovator in digital manufacturing, today announced that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft includes 21 flight hardwar...
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Transport for the North hails region as a pioneer of hydrogen transport technologies
Transport for the North hails region as a pioneer of hydrogen transport technologies The Government has named Tees Valley in England as the first Hydrogen Transport Hub has been welcomed by Transport...
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Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship
Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship When a shipping company needed fast overnight action to ensure the integrity of new welds in time for its vessel to depart...
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Hyundai accelerating Urban Air Mobility test flights at Incheon Airport
Hyundai accelerating Urban Air Mobility test flights at Incheon Airport Hyundai Motor Company is partnering with Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co....
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LiquidPiston aircraft electrification enables drone flight duration and fuel efficiency
LiquidPiston aircraft electrification enables drone flight duration and fuel efficiency LiquidPiston, Inc., developer of advanced rotary internal combustion engines for diesel and jet fuels, today ann...
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Reliable Robotics makes aviation history with Autonomous Passenger Airplane
Reliable Robotics makes aviation history with Autonomous Passenger Airplane Reliable Robotics, a leader in bringing autonomous capability to airplanes, today announced that they have achieved historic...
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Alberta and TransPod sign MoU for development of Hyperloop system in Canada
Alberta and TransPod sign MoU for development of Hyperloop system in Canada TransPod a startup that is building the world’s leading hyperloop system (the TransPod system) to disrupt and redefine comme...
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Hitachi and Bombardier to supply 23 Frecciarossa trains to Trenitalia in Spain
Hitachi and Bombardier to supply 23 Frecciarossa trains to Trenitalia in Spain Hitachi Rail SpA and Bombardier Transportation have announced that they have signed a contract with Italy’s primary train...
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Hypermotion set to illuminate the latest mobility and logistics concepts
Hypermotion set to illuminate the latest mobility and logistics concepts At the multimodal innovation platform Hypermotion from 10 to 12 November 2020, high-calibre speakers will venture a look into t...
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MIT studies how airplanes counteract St. Elmo’s Fire and corona discharge
MIT studies how airplanes counteract St. Elmo’s Fire and corona discharge On the ground, windy conditions strengthen these electrical flashes, but new experiments tell a different story for flyi...
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HAPSMobile completes test-flight of stratospheric telecommunications platform
HAPSMobile completes test-flight of stratospheric telecommunications platform HAPSMobile today announced the fourth successful test flight of its “Sunglider” solar-powered high-altitude platform syste...
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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies receives US DOT Official Classification
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies receives US DOT Official Classification Following a live press conference organized by the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT), Hyperloop Transpor...
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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and TÜV SÜD publish Safety Guidelines
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and TÜV SÜD publish Safety Guidelines Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) announced today the first ever completed certification guidelines for Hy...
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Inobat Auto secures €10m from CEZ Group for Electric Vehicle Battery development
Inobat Auto secures €10m from CEZ Group for Electric Vehicle Battery development Europe’s leading R&D and electric battery production company, InoBat Auto has secured additional €10m investment to...
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Airspeeder is looking for ace racing pilots for flying racing series
Airspeeder is looking for ace racing pilots for flying racing series Airspeeder, the world’s first electric flying craft racing series is inviting elite pilots from across the globe to take part in th...
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Zeleros raises €7m to lead the development of hyperloop in Europe
Zeleros raises €7m to lead the development of hyperloop in Europe Zeleros Hyperloop has completed a financing round worth more than €7 million. The company starts a new and important phase in the deve...
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Will 5G boost connectivity on trains?
Will 5G boost connectivity on trains? The recent announcement that the British Government will push forward with HS2 has led to renewed calls for an improved connectivity on the railways. Prime Minist...
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Hyper Poland smashes funding goal in 10 days to demonstrate prototype Magrail system
Hyper Poland smashes funding goal in 10 days to demonstrate prototype Magrail system Just ten days after their launch on investment platform Seedrs, Hyper Poland has achieved its €451,000 investment t...
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Nomad Digital to deploy train WiFi with Öresund in Denmark and Sweden
Nomad Digital to deploy train WiFi with Öresund in Denmark and Sweden Nomad Digital has won a multi-million-pound contract to execute their Nomad Connect WiFi solution for 111 trains, securing more ma...
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Hyundai unveils their vision for human-centered mobility at CES2020
Hyundai unveils their vision for human-centered mobility at CES2020 Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled at CES2020 its innovative vision for urban mobility to help vitalize human-centered future cities...
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Maintenance contract awarded for Network Rail’s Flying Banana train
Maintenance contract awarded for Network Rail’s Flying Banana train Network Rail has awarded a contract to Loram UK for the maintenance of its New Measurement Train following a competitive tende...
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Uber and Hyundai announce flying rideshare partnership at CES2020
Uber and Hyundai announce flying rideshare partnership at CES2020 Uber and Hyundai Motor Company have today announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network...
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The Middle East in Focus: Transportation, Innovation, Disruption and Gulf Traffic
The Middle East in Focus: Transportation, Innovation, Disruption and Gulf Traffic Gulf Traffic, an annual event that takes place from the 9 – 11 of December this year, will bring to light some of the...
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Bosch pyrofuse can prevent electric shocks after electric vehicles crash
Bosch pyrofuse can prevent electric shocks after electric vehicles crash With more and more electric cars on the road, many drivers are increasingly uncertain what they should do or not do in the even...
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Delta Motorsport launches autonomous electric vehicle platform at Cenex
Delta Motorsport launches autonomous electric vehicle platform at Cenex Silverstone-based Delta Motorsport has launched its autonomous-capable electric vehicle test best known as the Delta S2 flexible...
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MIT autonomous roboats can now shapeshift to form pop-up bridges and other structures
MIT autonomous roboats can now shapeshift to form pop-up bridges and other structures MIT’s fleet of robotic boats has been updated with new capabilities to “shapeshift,” by autonomously disconnecting...
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Floating Cities could be the housing of the Future
Floating Cities could be the housing of the Future Floating cities are modern, sustainable communities built on deep bodies of water. Since the Aztec Empire and the canal city of Amsterdam, urban plan...
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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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