Tag: transport
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Chinese electric-vehicle maker Xpeng plans to mass produce flying cars by 2024 and says they’ll cost less than $157,000
An Xpeng Voyager X2 electric flying car. Long Wei/VCG/Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle-maker Xpeng is planning to mass produce a flying car by 2024. The flying car is being developed by Xpeng affiliate, HT Aero. The company is aiming to price the X2 under 1 million Chinese yuan ($157,000.) Chinese electric-vehicle startup Xpeng introduced a…
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Tesla is letting people take out a ‘Full Self-Driving’ subscription for $199 per month
Elon Musk. Maja Hitij/Getty Images Tesla is offering a new payment method for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. Customers can now pay $199 a month, rather than $10,000 upfront. Tesla says customers can cancel their subscription whenever they want. See more stories on Insider's business page. Tesla owners can now subscribe to have the company's…
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Texas police will demand Tesla hands over data from a fatal crash, after Elon Musk denied the car was running on Autopilot
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Texas police will demand data logs from Tesla about a crash that killed two people, a senior office said. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that data showed the car wasn't operating with Autopilot driver-assist. Officer Mark Herman told Reuters that evidence suggested nobody was in the driver's…
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Virgin Hyperloop completed the first passenger ride in its levitating transport system, reaching speeds faster than 100 mph
Virgin Hyperloop executives Josh Giegel, its Chief Technology Officer, Also Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience. VIRGIN HYPERLOOP/Handout via REUTERS Virgin Hyperloop on Sunday hauled passengers on its own high-speed pod system for the first time ever. The hyperloop pod attained speeds of 107 mph, also took 15 minutes to travel 500 metres at Virgin’s…
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BIG designs Virgin Hyperloop Certification Center for West Virginia
Virgin Hyperloop is building a centre for testing and certifying its high-speed transportation system in West Virginia, designed by architecture firm BIG. The Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC) facility will include a six-mile-long tube for testing Virgin Hyperloop for mass transportation use. The aim is to achieve safety certification for the new mode of transport – intended…
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Canyon unveils “revolutionary” pedal-powered concept vehicle
German bicycle manufacturer Canyon has developed a Future Mobility Concept vehicle with four wheels and an enclosed cockpit like a car but a pedal-assisted electric bike under the hood. According to the brand, the design offers “a revolutionary alternative to both the automobile and the bicycle” by sheltering the driver from the elements and offering…
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Arturo Tedeschi redesigns historic Milan tram for a post-Covid world
Italian architect Arturo Tedeschi has designed a tram concept for the city of Milan called Passerella, which can be outfitted with unobtrusive social distancing options. Designed as a modern take on the traditional ATM Class 1500 tram, that was initially introduced to the city in 1929, the Passerella reinterprets the proportions and style of the…
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NASA revives “worm” logo and debuts SpaceX spacesuits
NASA will utilize the Danne & Blackburn-designed”worm” symbol for the very first time since 1992, while its astronauts will introduction SpaceX spacesuits when the Demo-2 flight to the International Space Station starts tomorrow. The astronauts will be carried aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, signaling the very first time that astronauts will…
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An LA-led, public-private partnership pitches a $150B green infrastructure package to Congress
Representatives from the government and the utility handling the ability of Los Angeles are suggesting a infrastructure package worth roughly $150 billion centered upon the broad electrification of business and transportation. Drafted by the Los Angeles-based public-private Transportation Electrification Partnership, also a collaboration between the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, Southern California Edison, the Los…
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Micro unveils electric bubble car and three-wheeled e-scooter
Swiss company Micro has launched a retro-style electric automobile , motorcycle and scooter as part of its vision for near-future micro-transport in towns. Even the automaker unveiled four unique models — an updated version of its Microlino microcar from 2016, a new e-motorcycle and also two new e-scooters, designed to be used in urban surroundings.…