🚘 Transportation
Transportation in all forms and sizes are getting cleaner and the vehicles are self-driving. We for example cover electric cars, airplanes and trucks but also drones and all kinds of autonomous vehicles.
More self-driving cars mean fewer traffic jams
As little as seven percent of self-driving cars on the roads can double the average speed of congested roads.
🛩️ North Carolina is First In Flight, again!
After recording the first human flight back in 1903, today North Carolina also became the first state in America to witness an autonomous air taxi flight.
Volkswagen invests $50 billion in electric vehicles
🔋🚘 Volkswagen has 70 electric vehicles in the pipeline, but first is an electric hatchback called ID.3. Priced from around $30,000 with a range of 200 miles or more. It will begin rolling off German assembly lines in November.
Up and Away! Lilium's Electric Air Taxi is Officially Flying
🛩️Lilium, the flying taxi startup hailing from Munich, has unveiled a video [https://youtu.be/lojpe3lUdFk] that shows its Jet taking off, flying at speeds over 100 kilometers per hour, and landing again. 🎥 The new footage shows the aircraft transitioning from vertical flight to level flight, a maneuver that Lilium
Ford Test Driving Blockchain for Energy-Efficient Vehicles
The blockchain pilot program being tested by Ford is aimed at improving fuel efficiency. On October 15, theauto-giant [https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/feu/en/news/2019/10/15/ford-pilots-blockchain-tech-to-promote-cleaner-air-in-city-centr.html] said it will use blockchain technology to monitor and automatically implement fuel-efficient driving modes for a fleet of
Electric buses are driving big changes in the transportation sector
Buses are already a greener way to get around than personal vehicles, but this method of public transportation is preparing for another eco-friendly upgrade in the form of electric power. Growth in the electric bus sector has been huge in China where rates of electric buses increased 78.4 percent
You may soon be driving on roads made of recycled plastic
Although plastic can take up to 1,000 years to degrade making it a severe threat to our ecosystems, plastic’s resilient nature makes it perfect for repurposing it into roadways. That’s why the City of Los Angeles and Technisoil are collaborating to recycle plastic into material to pave
Lyft is helping low-income people commute to job interviews and training
Lengthy and costly commutes have long been a scourge for low-income workers. A 2015 study even found a link between longer commutes and smaller chances of upward mobility for low-income families. Seeking to ease this struggle, ride-hailing service Lyft has recently partnered with non-profits to help get people to job
You’ll Take Your First Ride in a Flying Car Within a Decade
Not too long ago, the notion of flying cars was most comfortably categorized alongside fusion power—a classic tech vision that seemed forever stuck just over the horizon. Then around five years ago something shifted. Flying cars [https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/05/hyperloop-and-flying-cars-are-battling-it-out-for-the-future-of-transportation/] suddenly appeared plausible again. And not