Category: Transport
TED Talk: Google’s self drive car project will be live in 5 years. ‘Before my son can drive!’
I'm not sure it's a great reason to completely revolutionise four-wheeled transport. But Chris Urmson, director of Google's self-drive car project, told delegates at a Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference yesterday that his motivation for ensuring that the technology is standard on roads within five years is because his eldest son, who is 11,…
10 things you need to know about the Solar Impulse-2 plane that’s circumnavigating the globe
This morning saw a record-breaking attempt to go around the world in a solar powered plane get underway. The aircraft which is called the Solar Impulse-2 took from Abu Dhabi, heading east to Muscat in Oman. Here's everything you need to know about the adventure. 1. At 72m, the Solar Impulse-2 has a larger wingspan than…
British trains are getting free wifi from 2017
Rail minister Claire Perry has announced today that the government is planning to require train companies to offer free wifi to passengers from 2017. Hurrah! The way it will work is that when the different rail franchises come up for renewal, the government will build into the specification the provision of free wifi. For the…
Air travel could be about to become even more uncomfortable
Wait, wasn't technology and progress supposed to make travel more tolerable? It seems that Spring Airlines in China missed a memo, as it is pursuing plans to install paradoxically named "standing seats" in planes. According to The Telegraph, the airline has been pushing for standing seats on planes since 2009 - but airline safety regulators…
WATCH: Crossrail has NEARLY finished digging
Check out this movie trailer type video created by Crossrail to promote the fact that after years of digging, the new tunnels under London are nearly finished - and judging by the dramatic music and lights, will be directed by Christopher Nolan. With the rest of the tunnel boring machines finished, the final TBM has…
The Digest: Uber promises 50,000 jobs in Europe… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber taxi firm promises 50,000 jobs under 'new' Europe deal | BBC News "The chief executive of the online taxi-sharing firm Uber has said he wants to make 2015 a year of rapid expansion in Europe. Travis Kalanick told a conference in Munich that Uber could create 50,000 jobs as part of a…
How can data improve train travel?
For millions of people trains are an annoying fact of life: Sure, they get you from A to B, but it never really is quite that simple, with delays, engineering and overcrowded carriages. Surely something can be done? Even when times are tight economically, isn't there a way that train companies can behave a little…
Check out the MASSIVE EMPTY TUNNELS under the streets of London
As Londoners will know, the city has been disrupted for several years by the construction of Crossrail - a new train line that will join east and west suburban rail services, and allow commuters to take trains right into the heart of the capital. Today, Crossrail has released some astonishing new images of the tunnels…
Barclay’s PingIt hooks up with First Buses
Ever got on a bus to find you don't have the right change? Exciting news for commuters outside London as First Buses has done something about it! No, the company hasn't been more heavily regulated by government and ran at a loss as a public service like it always should have been - but First…
Man gets $1200 in-flight wifi bill
While not quite the worst thing that can happen during a flight, this must be up there - right? A Canadian man travelling on Singapore Airlines from London to Singapore has landed himself a bill of almost $1200. Whoops. According to the Washington Post, Jeremy Gutsche got the penalty for using too much data on…
