Future transport news, features and analysis

16 Jan

Hyundai and Kia invest £100m in electric car unicorn Arrival

Automotive giants Hyundai and Kia have announced they are investing €100m in UK electric car manufacturer Arrival.

7 Jan

Uber and Hyundai announce air taxi partnership

Uber and Hyundai have announced that they are partnering for the development of an aerial ride-sharing network.

30 Dec

Driverless cars: Are the myths we’ve all heard as true as they seem?

The Department for Transport recently claimed it wants to see fully autonomous cars tested on UK roads by 2021.

20 Dec

How Xilinx is powering the driverless car race

With a number of companies in the automotive space pushing to get their autonomous vehicles on the roads, the urban mobility landscape looks likely to continue to transform in 2020.

12 Dec

Autonomous vehicles lead way for private AI investment

Autonomous vehicles received the largest percentage of private artificial intelligence (AI) investment for 2018 and 2019.

6 Dec

Uber sexual assault report shows ridesharing “can be a dangerous way to travel”

A report into safety during Uber rides in the US has revealed that there were over 3,000 sexual assault incidents in 2018 alone.

4 Dec

How Volkswagen is preparing for the future of the automotive industry

Thanks to advances in electric, connected and driverless vehicles, the automotive industry is arguably undergoing its most radical transformation since the invention of the motor car back in 1885.

26 Nov

Safety, reliability and rigour will be key to making self-driving cars a virtual reality

Autonomous vehicle (AV) pilots and small-scale roll outs have been brought into the mainstream in recent years by high profile brands such as Uber and Google’s Waymo.

25 Nov

What Uber alternatives are there in London?

Transport for London has announced that Uber will not be given a new London licence after it was deemed “not fit and proper” to hold a licence in the capital, prompting many to look for alternatives.

25 Nov

Uber loses London licence, jeopardising largest European market

Uber has been denied a new licence to operate in London by Transport for London (TfL), with the transport body arguing that the ridesharing app is not “fit and proper”.

7 Nov

Urban air mobility will “increase the radius of our lives”: Lilium CEO

Urban air mobility, the emerging field of electric drone taxis that are the real-life realisation of flying cars, will create a step-change in how far we are able to easily travel within a given time, prompting profound lifestyle changes, according to Daniel Wiegand, CEO of Lilium Aviation.

5 Nov

Volvo completes largest electric bus order in Europe

The city of Gothenburg in Sweden, will soon have an additional 157 electric buses in operation following the largest single electric bus order in Europe.

1 Nov

The key to smoother air travel? AI and your smartphone

One thing most travellers can agree on is that the airport experience could be improved.

25 Oct

Urban air mobility hopeful Volocopter draws Micron investment in Series C round

Volocopter, one of the key contenders in the emerging urban air mobility industry, has drawn investment from automotive memory supplier Micron Technology as part of its Series C funding round.

22 Oct

Watch Lilium’s electric air taxi soar in test flight

Electric air taxi startup Lilium has successfully completed its first phase of test flights, bringing it one step closer to flying customers across cities.

18 Oct

Vodafone-EHang partnership to make urban drone taxis a reality

EHang, a creator of autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs), has announced a partnership with telecoms giant Vodafone to build an urban air mobility ecosystem that will lay the foundations for drone taxis to be become key part of urban transport.

4 Oct

NASA electric plane to begin testing after hitting “major milestone”

NASA has taken delivery of its first completely electric aircraft, the experimental X-57 electric plane, in what the agency has called a “major milestone” for the project.

1 Oct

71% of people believe self-driving cars will be better than humans by 2029

71% of consumers believe self-driving cars will drive better than humans or will outperform human drivers in a decade, according to a worldwide consumer survey commissioned by engineering simulation company ANSYS.

30 Sep

Hyundai launches Urban Air Mobility Division with ex-NASA research chief at the helm

Hyundai has become the latest company to delve into the world of futuristic ‘flying car’ type technologies with the launch of its Urban Air Mobility Division.

24 Sep

Uber appeal for full London licence rejected, but UK public still on board

Transport for London (TfL) has rejected Uber’s appeal for a full licence, instead granting the ride hailing firm a two-month private hire operator licence extension.

9 Sep

Daimler driverless trucks begin public road testing

Daimler has announced that its driverless trucks are to begin testing on public roads in Virginia, the US.

9 Sep

Porsche boosts electric car presence with Rimac stake increase

Sports car maker Porsche has boosted its presence in the electric car market by increasing its stake in electric vehicle manufacturer Rimac Automobil.

5 Sep

Jaguar and Blackberry expand driverless car collaboration

Jaguar Land Rover and BlackBerry have announced the continuation of their autonomous vehicles partnership to develop the automotive company’s “next-generation vehicles”.

3 Sep

How data is powering smart city micromobility and public transport

City authorities across the world are turning to technology and innovation to make their cities work better, be more sustainable and offer citizens a better life experience.

21 Aug

Despite cheaper running costs, UK public still hesitant over electric cars

With petrol and diesel cars set to be banned in the UK by 2040, the electric car market is growing, with an estimated 223,000 electric cars currently on UK roads.

21 Aug

Porsche revs up driverless car efforts with TriEye investment

Porsche TriEye driverless cars investment

Porsche is stepping up its involvement in the driverless car space with a strategic investment in Israeli startup TriEye.

15 Aug

Electric car charging points surpass petrol stations for first time

There are now, for the first time, more electric car charging points in the UK than there are petrol stations as growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has driven a flurry of installations.

6 Aug

$48bn in shared mobility investments signals robotaxi rise: Report

The shared mobility sector, which includes firms such as Uber and DiDi, has attracted more than $48bn worth of mergers, acquisitions and investments over a three year period, according to data analytics firm GlobalData.