Tag: Transportation - Page 4
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Driverless Cars Coming to California
California took a big step towards making self-driving cars a reality. Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law allowing driverless cars on public roads.
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2012 Paris Motor Show Preview: 6 Models that Will be Unveiled Next Week
Le Mondial de l'Automobile, also known as the Paris Motor Show, doesn't officially begin until next weekend, but as is usually the case, a few automakers have been previewing models that they will launch at the show.
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Public Transit Art: Map of London Underground is Also a Working Radio Circuit Board!
What can we say, we love beautiful transit maps. They're a modern artform, and while some are just traditional maps, others put an interesting twist on things.
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Mercedes-Benz Unveils Large Trucks With 12-18% Reduction in Air Drag
Chances are that most of the things around you spent a good amount of time inside a truck on their way to the store where you bought them.
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Reinvented Retro-Style Bicycle Rickshaw Gets 'Round
A modern but retro-flavored makeover for the endearing bicycle rickshaw by Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue.
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Texas Raises Speed Limit to 85 MPH On New Toll Highway, Lowers It To 55 MPH On Parallel Free Roads
Perhaps the real reason they have raised the speed limit is that they like the money.
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California Joins Nevada, Takes a Step Towards Autonomous 'Robot' Cars
California is following Nevada in taking steps to allow driverless autonomous cars to legally drive on its roads.
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Bamboo Bicycles from the Ozon Cyclery in Berlin (Photos)
Made from TigerBamboo and hand sculpted flax fiber composite joints, the bikes weigh around 1.75 kg, and, according to the designers, “have a ride quality similar to high end steel, but with better vibration absorption”. And they look funky!
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Philadelphia Trains Using Smart Grid Technology to Store Braking Energy
The electricity generated from the transit authority's regenerative braking system will be stored and then fed to the grid during peak demand hours.
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California's State Vehicle Fleet Reduced Fuel Consumption by 13% Compared to 2003
State governments in the US operate large vehicle fleets, and California has a huge one. Just in one year, in 2003, the state fleet burned 38,559,715 gallons of fuel (gasoline and diesel combined).
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All-New 2013 Nissan Sentra is Lighter, More Fuel-Efficient (40 MPG Highway)
It's not a radical departure or anything, but Nissan's redesigned 2013 Sentra is lighter, more aerodynamic, and more fuel-efficient, and those are steps in the right direction.
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Great New Plaza Turns Street into a Public Space in NYC's Queens
The densely populated neighborhood of Corona in Queens, NYC, has now lost a small portion of street but gained something much more precious in return: a vibrant public space that is accessible to all.
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Prototype of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Train Unveiled in the UK
The first hydrogen fuel cell powered train in the UK was successfully tested last week, and the team behind it hopes to encourage further development by the rail industry.
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White House Sets Fuel Economy Target of 54.5 MPG by 2025
It's finally official! The U.S. fuel economy targets for passenger vehicles will be 34.1 MPG by 2016 and 54.5 MPG by 2025.
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MOVE: The Transportation Expo Looks at How We Will Get Around in the Future
A remarkable exhibition of the future of transportation is mounted in the middle of industrial archaeology.
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Beautiful Time-Scale Transit Maps by Peter Dunn
I know there are lots of transit map fans out there. It's a modern art-form for sure! Take a look at these original time-scaled maps.
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The World Will Soon be One Giant Parking Lot
If current trends hold, the number of cars in the world may spike by 375% over the next 40 years.
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In 2011 New York City's Traffic Remained Flat While Transit Numbers Went Up
New York City's Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has just released its 2011 scorecard.
