We need to focus on one number that determines when electric vehicles (EVs) will make economic sense. That number is the price of the battery According to researcher George Crabtree, the price of the battery […]
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rLoop Buys Intellectual Property of Arrivo
Reddit-born hyperloop and engineering collective rLoop has bought the intellectual property of Arrivo, a fellow hyperloop startup that went out of business last December Lessard said rLoop might try to revive some of the deals […]
Boeing Saga is the Story of our Times
The autopsies in the death of the Boeing way now are coming as fast as the lawsuits The most revealing suggestion of how Boeing went astray came from a local aerospace engineer, Cynthia Cole, who […]
The Tokyo 2020 e-Palette Pod
Toyota’s battery-electric autonomous pod will transport athletes around Tokyo 2020 Olympics We first got a glimpse of the battery-electric e-Palette in conceptual form at CES 2018, with plans to build it in three sizes. Now […]
Porsche and Boeing’s VTOL Aircraft
Porsche and Boeing are teaming up to build luxury, electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for rich people to fly above traffic-choked cities They are the latest companies to announce intentions to explore the […]
China’s Maglev Train Vs Hyperloop
High-speed, maglev trains capable of reaching speeds 215 miles per hour are nothing new for China’s sprawling transportation system. But a recent announcement from government officials triples that top speed There are plans for an […]
“Flying Taxi” Pulled over by French Police
A “flying taxi”, dubbed the future of city transport, has been pulled over by police during tests along the River Seine in Paris The electric vehicle, developed by French startup Seabubbles, produces “no noise, no […]
UPS Using Self-Driving Trucks
The self-driving freight truck startup TuSimple has been carrying mail for UPS across the state of Arizona for several weeks UPS announced on Thursday that its venture capital arm has made a minority investment in […]
Why Hyperloop Hasn’t Hit 700 MPH
The vacuum-sealed pod transit system, first outlined by Elon Musk in 2013, promises to transport passengers and cargo at speeds around the 700 mph. Six years later, and it turns out hyperloop is harder than […]
How did Uber lose $5 billion in 3 months?
Uber just posted the biggest loss in its history. It has turned into “the magical money burning machine,” says one analyst – and to turn things around, it needs to expand into industries where customers […]
Dataism & the Future of Freight Hauling
Dataism is a concept that stresses the increasing relevance of data as technology evolves further, and that data, when shared, benefits the world more than when data is worked on in silos. Markus Levin, co-founder […]
Consumers Aren’t Buying Electric Cars
Enthusiasm among drivers is lacking about autonomous vehicles and even electric cars, J.D. Power’s latest Mobility Confidence Index has revealed The results of the survey would be surprising—and bordering on shocking–for the proponents of EVs […]
Uber and Lyft Investors seek Détente
Uber’s third-quarter operating loss is estimated to be $4.96 billion. Yes, you read that right. Lyft posted a similar, albeit much smaller, expense in a previous quarter Lyft Inc. halted its electric bicycle program in […]
Hyperloop: A Reality in Five Years?
Hyperloop could start to form an interconnected mesh of electric cars and flying machines in just five years’ time The transit system, first detailed by Elon Musk in a 2013 white paper, could traverse the […]
SpaceX Plans 5th Hyperloop Competition
In 2020, SpaceX plans to host its fifth Hyperloop competition at a brand-new vacuum tunnel that could offer all kinds of new opportunities to next year’s student teams According to Musk, that new track – […]
Bird lost $100 million in 3 months
One of the largest scooter companies that’s taking over cities around the world reportedly lost $100 million in three months — and wants to raise even more money Bird has its eyes on another capital […]