Category: Transport & Telematics

Estonian electric cargo bike company Vok Bikes has raised $6m to further expand across Europe and accelerate the shift away from vans in city centres. Designed from the ground up for city logistics, Vok Bikes aim to offer a durable, low-maintenance, and highly manoeuvrable alternative to vans. Reducing emissions and congestion As cities tighten emissions regulations and deal with worsening congestion, Vok seeks to present a solution that is both environmentally friendly and commercially viable. In a test by e-bike rental company Zoomo, a Vok XL beat a van by…

The Indian city of Mumbai is deploying a fleet of 11 hydrofoiling Candela P-12 commuter electric ferries, which will create new links across its waterways. The fleet will form the nucleus of the city’s electric transport network, which is set to eventually include thousands of vessels. The ferries have been ordered by Mumbai-based operator JalVimana. Transforming Mumbai’s waterways The government of Maharashtra state has laid out a bold vision to revolutionise transport in the Indian megacity by turning to the water. With more than 23 million residents and overstretched roads,…

Archer Aviation has raised an additional $850m through a registered direct offering, taking the total funds secured by the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVToL) aircraft maker to approximately $2bn. The capital was raised shortly after an executive order was issued, last week, by President Trump to implement an eVTOL integration pilot programme in the US. Official air taxi provider Archer reports that it intends to closely coordinate with the White House, Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration on how this can integrate into its plans to ramp…

Sita and Urban-Air Port (UAP) have joined forces in a new collaboration to pioneer integrated, scalable, and passenger-centric urban air transport. The partners claim electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTols), enabled by smart vertiports, promise to reshape short regional journeys, cutting carbon emissions, saving time, and alleviating pressure on existing infrastructure. Patented vertiport technology Sita reckons its technology will help leverage Urban-Air Port’s patented vertiport technology, which delivers ultra-compact, high-capacity infrastructure for cleaner, better connected multimodal hubs for passenger and cargo with civilian and defence applications. UAP’s “Vertical Airfield”…

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DoT) has launched the first of the city’s microhubs for deliveries on the Upper West Side. They will provide a dedicated space to shift deliveries from trucks to safer and more sustainable forms of transportation. Amazon, Net Zero Logistics and UPS are among the participating logistics companies. Microhubs are central locations where delivery trucks can unload cargo and transfer it to smaller, safer, and more sustainable forms of transportation for the final delivery, including cargo bikes and handcarts. NYC DoT reports that one…

Archer Aviation has been selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. An exclusive partnership will see Archer’s eVTol aircraft integrated across the LA28 Games in a variety of ways, such as transporting VIPs, fans, and stakeholders. It will also electrify vertiport take-off-and-landing hubs for key venues and provide support for emergency services and security. Archer and LA28 will introduce the company’s Midnight eVTol aircraft to Los Angeles, which is expected to host over 15 million visitors and broadcast to billions…

Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, has signed an agreement with Artemis Technologies to purchase a 100 per cent electric Artemis EF-12 Pilot boat to operate in the United Arab Emirates. The vessel supports the UN’s Sustainable Development goals and United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Net Zero by 2050 programme. Equipped with the latest battery technology, the vessel offers zero-emission propulsion. It has a top speed of up to 30 knots and a cruising speed of 25 knots. Leveraging Artemis Technologies’ eFoiler technology, the vessel represents…

Airline company Virgin Atlantic has announced a partnership with California-based electric air taxi company Joby Aviation to launch an air taxi service in the UK. The partnership aims to offer seamless, zero-emission, short-range journeys across the UK, starting with regional and city connections from Virgin Atlantic’s hubs at Heathrow and Manchester Airport. The partnership builds on an existing agreement between Joby and Delta Air Lines – which owns a 49 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic – to launch service in the US and UK. Electric air taxis Virgin Atlantic…

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) has completed the world’s first HyperPort feasibility study in Brazil. The study was undertaken in collaboration with Brazilian port logistics company EGA Group and LabTrans at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Sustainable transport system HyperloopTT is an innovation company dedicated to developing the hyperloop, a high-speed, sustainable transportation system. The study reveals the potential transformative impact of the HyperPort system to meet Brazil’s growing shipping demands while promoting sustainable economic growth. “This is another historic milestone for HyperloopTT,” said HyperloopTT CEO, Andrés de León.…

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has awarded Gatekeeper its automated streetcar enforcement system (ASES) pilot contract. The company will deploy its proprietary AI-assisted video analytics for incident detection, licence plate capture, and automated ticket processing. ASES is a video-based evidence capture and automated ticketing solution for enforcement of motorists that fail to stop for streetcars when the passenger doors are open. Automatic enforcement The ASES pilot contract is for initial deployment on four streetcars and is valued at approximately $460,000. The TTC operates streetcar routes in mixed-traffic conditions and certain stops…