Future Transport

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Regulators don’t like noisy supersonic aircraft flying over land, so Lockheed and NASA have teamed…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This new type of engine, an ion engine, could one day be a useful propulsion…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Windows on airplanes add upto 50 percent to the weight of the aircraft, and reduce…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The aviation industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters so companies around the world…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF GPS signals are often unreliable and they don’t reach every part of Earth, such as…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Technology isn’t just democratising mobility above ground, it’s increasingly reducing the cost of exploring the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Over the past few years people have been killed when their semi-autonomous cars got confused…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Countries around the world reinventing mobility and transportation, and the Hyperloop is a crucial part…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While a fully autonomous motorobike sounds odd, it’s designed to improve driver safety and comfort….

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As Uber faces challenges on multiple fronts the company has had to take the hard…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As the technology to build flying cars improves, and as companies start to look rolling…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As more companies pile into the flying taxi market it’s increasingly likely that you’ll start…