The test track in the Nevada desert is finally complete and ready to host the first full-system test in the next few months. Hyperloop One is eyeing less than a dozen regions in the US as possible future locations for its ultrafast, futuristic transportation system.
SeaBubbles will debut their flying water taxi, powered by electricity, on the River Seine in Paris this summer.
A company has run the first successful test of the world’s only hydrogen fuel cell passenger train. The zero-emission silent train is powered by a single hydrogen fuel cell, producing electrical power for the traction.
With the goal of tackling rush hour traffic around the world, the companies have essentially created a car paired with a drone that can swoop down, pick it up and transport passengers far above the traffic below.
The company's US chief told the press that the 2019-era vehicle should carry a price between $35,000 and $40,000, and should have at least a 250-mile range.
The International Energy Agency expects urban growth demands to double road and rail travel by 2050, causing significant strain on public transport infrastructure.
Tesla has begun offering a lifetime maintenance and insurance package as part of the initial price of their electric vehicles.
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies could have a system up and running in India within the next few years.
Eminent physicist Jo Hermans acknowledges that achieving sustainable transport in the post-fossil fuel era will be a huge challenge— but finds that liquid hydrogen could offer a potential solution for future air travel.
Pre-orders are about to begin for the world's first commercially available flying car
Uber has hired 30 year NASA veteran Mark Moore to help it develop flying cars.
“There is no more business as usual in the energy sector. There are a number of low-carbon technologies about to achieve critical mass decades before some companies expect”, says James Leaton, head of research at Carbon Tracker.
Airbus is currently working at short-range, electrically powered helicopters, closer in form to a toy drone. With electrically-driven ducted fans, they could be quiet enough to hop across city centers, and Airbus claims they will be as cheap to use as a taxi, thanks to the savings that come with the ride-sharing culture.
A bill to be introduced to the Hawaii Legislature calls for ground transportation to be 100 percent fueled by 2045 by renewable sources.
Finalist proposals from Hyperloop One's Global Challenge could lead to a global system of high-speed capsule transportation.
