Tag: transport
CES 2020: Hyundai joins Uber Elevate for future air taxis
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Uber and Hyundai announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for the Uber Elevate ride share network. Hyundai is the first automotive company to join the Uber Elevate initiative, bringing automotive-scale manufacturing capability and a track record of mass-producing electric vehicles. The air vehicle concept Hyundai…
Uber offers FREE electric bike trip on Car Free Day
This Sunday, 22 September, Uber will offer Londoners a free 20 minute trip on its electric JUMP bicycles for London Car Free Day. Uber users can redeem the promotional code ‘LONDONCARFREEDAY19’ to take advantage of one free trip of 20 minutes anywhere in the JUMP service area. More than 500 electric bicycles are now available across…
Get an Uber Boat in Cambridge over Bank Holiday weekend!
Ride-hailing service Uber is to offer users in Cambridge punting trips over the Bank Holiday weekend. Uber users will be able to book the sight-seeing trips on the River Cam via their regular app, in a service called Uber Boat. Riders are allowed to bring up to seven friends with them on the…
All London Tube network to have 4G reception by mid-2020s
Tube passengers will have access to the 4G network anywhere on the London Underground by the mid-2020s, Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed. The Jubilee Line will be the first to benefit, with the eastern half to get full mobile connectivity on both the platforms and the tunnels from March next year, the network announced…
Bombardier wins engineering prize for eco-designed wing
A Belfast team have won a prestigious engineering innovation award for developing a component to minimise an aircraft’s environmental impact. The Royal Academy of Engineering said its MacRobert Award recognises engineering teams that demonstrate outstanding innovation, societal benefit and commercial success. The winners, Bombardier, created a resin-infused advanced composite wing that minimises an aircraft’s environmental…
Google Maps adds crowdedness predictions for UK public transport
Google is introducing a new feature to its Maps app that will help commuters hoping to avoid packed trains and buses during rush hour. Crowdedness predictions, which work out how busy trains, buses and Tube journeys are likely to be based on past rides, are coming to 18 cities and towns across the UK. The…
Stagecoach trials UK’s first full-sized bus with driverless technology
The UK’s first full-sized bus with driverless technology is being trialled by one of the UK’s biggest transport firms. Stagecoach said the vehicle will use autonomous functions to move around a depot in Manchester. The system uses multiple sensors such as radar, optical cameras and ultrasound to plan a path for the vehicle…
LNER installs seat sensors to help customers find empty seats
There's nothing more annoying than having to stand on a train (or sit on the floor, as Jeremy Corbyn will testify!) But one trainline has a solution - sensors which detect whether a seat is free. London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has begun using the technology above seats on all its trains to make it…
Nissan LEAF revealed: World's first purpose built 100% electric car
Nissan have today lifted the covers off their new LEAF design, the world's first purpose-built 100% electric family car. Clocking up 100 miles for just £2.50's worth of power, and requiring only half an hour to get an 80% battery…
Heathrow airport give away premium mobile app to help with travel chaos
Unless you've had your head in the sand for the last week or so, you'll know that a certain Icelandic volcano has been causing flight travel chaos worldwide, with nearly all flights out of the UK grounded. In an attempt…