All the stories tagged with: Transportation
Yunasko: Ultracapacitors with High Power Efficiency
03/05/2013, [CeBIT 2013] I met with Yunasko‘s co-founders Natalia Stryzhakova (Ph.D.) and Andrii Buvailo at CeBIT in Hannover. Yunasko develops ultracapacitors, which are energy storage devices with extremely high power capacities and fast charge / discharge profiles. For example, high power [...]
ELF: Hybrid Solar / Pedal Vehicle by Organic Transit
03/04/2013, [CeBIT 2013] Today at CeBIT, I met with Alix Bowman and Rob Cotter from Organic Transit, the green transportation company behind ELF, an innovative solar / pedal hybrid vehicle. This egg-shaped tricycle can be powered by an electric engine when [...]
Continental Introduces Tires That Warn You Of Vehicle Overloading
03/04/2013, Continental has been stepping up its line of products as it already delivers tires which are equipped with a sensor that tells the user just how much air pressure is currently in the tire. It looks like they’re taking their [...]
Toyota i-Road Personal Mobility Concept
03/04/2013, The Toyota i-Road personal mobility concept looks all prepared to roll out at the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show. As you can see in the image above, the Toyota i-Road would come across as an ultra-compact, tandem two-seater electric vehicle [...]
Volvo Introducing High Beams That Shade Light To Other Vehicles
03/01/2013, Driving in the middle of the night can already pose enough of a challenge to navigate through as a number of people aren’t even supposed to be driving due to the limited visibility. Driving while a car as large as [...]
Urbee 2 To Cross Country On Just 10 Gallons Of Ethanol
03/01/2013, Remember the first generation Urbee, which was a 3D printed car that was specially developed in order to usher in a new age of cheaper and more economical travel, and to test it, it was sent on an expedition to [...]
iPad Works With Self-Driving Car
03/01/2013, I know that Apple’s Maps have received its fair share of brickbats since it was released, but that is pretty much water under the bridge by now. In fact, we now have word that Apple’s iPad has been used to [...]
Titanic 2 Targets 2016 Release Date
02/26/2013, The Titanic which sank to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean over a century ago still remains the stuff of legend for some, but with over a hundred years of technological advancement in our inventory, will humans be able to [...]
Self-Driving Trucks In Japan Undergo Test Run
02/26/2013, Over here in the US, companies like Google have come up with self-driving cars, relying on an array of sensors equipped on the vehicle itself alongside a decent GPS navigation system and the right mapping tools, to make sure it [...]
Germany Testing Electric Buses Capable Of Wireless Charging
02/26/2013, When you consider how many people commute to work on a bus on a daily basis, you probably can’t help but think how much pollution they create as they continually drive around, dropping people off at their designated stops. We’ve [...]
Automatic Parking Garage Opens In Los Angeles
02/25/2013, A trip to the mall or doctor’s office could be a test of one’s patience as finding a parking spot could sometimes be completely impossible. What the world needs are automated parking lots which drivers could deposit their car without [...]
Underwater Wing Suit Makes You Feel Like You’re Flying Under The Sea
02/25/2013, The concept of a wingsuit is to offer humans the ability to glide their way through the sky, just like a flying squirrel would. The only problem with wingsuits is the fact that you’re gliding super fast, which means you [...]
Spotify Coming To Ford Cars In North America
02/25/2013, [MWC 2013] Over several months, Spotify has been making its application available on anything with an Internet connection. The latest platform to receive a dedicated Spotify application was Windows Phone 8, although we know BlackBerry 10 should expect to get [...]
