Category: Transport
TfL to trial rental e-scooters across London
Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils have launched a competition to select operators for a twelve-month trial of rental e-scooters. The competition, which has been launched today, is open […]
Virgin Hyperloop transports passengers across desert
Virgin Hyperloop, the high-speed transport company backed by Sir Richard Branson, has carried its first human passengers across the Nevada desert in a world first. Instead of running on rails, the […]
AirCar completes flight tests
AirCar, a fifth-generation flying car designed by Professor Stefan Klein, has completed two flights at Piestany airport in Slovakia this week. The model safely achieved two full airport patterns, including […]
Top 10 e-scooter friendly cities: Newcastle tops list
Rented e-scooters look set to ride to the rescue as the UK begins to return to work. And according to new research from Uswitch.com, Newcastle is the city most likely […]
Hydrogen-powered train runs on UK mainline
The first-ever hydrogen-powered train ran on the UK mainline today in a step towards the UK’s net-zero targets, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced (Wednesday 30 September 2020). The train, known […]
Two-thirds of people believe travel changed for good
Business mobility service Alphabet GB today has published a new report ‘Fleet Streets’, which reveals that two-thirds of people believe their work travel patterns have changed permanently. The new report […]
Self-driving taxi wins Ford ‘New Norm Mobility Award’
A transport design graduate from Staffordshire University has developed a unique solution that could help people –particularly those with restricted mobility – get around safely and securely while also adhering […]
Flying cars: just how close are they to reality?
Research from comparison and switching site Uswitch has revealed the flying cars closest to reality, our attitudes to the emerging tech and 5 designs which are coming soon… 1. […]
Ducati announces three new folding e-bikes
After launching a range of electric scooters, Italian motorbike brand Ducati announces three new folding e-bikes, designed for getting around the city quickly. The folding e-bike line, born from a […]
Berlin-based Grover launches monthly rental e-scooter
Here’s an interesting idea. It’s an e-scooter from Berlin-based company Grover that you rent monthly or annually, rather than paying for outright or on a pay-per-ride basis. Grover’s new e-scooter […]
