Category: Transport & Telematics

Regent, the company behind an all-electric, hybrid air and water seaglider still in prototype, wants to build a sustainable method of coastal transit for the US state. The US state of Hawaii is creating an electric seaglider transportation network to help drive innovation in the passenger and freight sectors and build a resilient and sustainable transportation ecosystem. Regent is the company behind an all-electric, hybrid air and water seaglider still in prototype, and has chosen Pacific Current, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI), as its preferred energy and infrastructure…

The zero-carbon footprint P-8 Voyager from Candela carries six passengers and two crew and has been developed to replace the world’s fleets of smaller and fast combustion engine passenger craft. A flying electric boat from Stockholm-based electric leisure boat manufacturer Candela has been unveiled in Venice. The zero-carbon footprint P-8 Voyager carries six passengers and two crew. Built in Sweden it features Candela’s computer-guided foils, or underwater wings, that reportedly reduce energy consumption by 80 per cent compared to traditional motorboats. Environmentally friendly Erik Eklund, Candela’s chief executive of commercial…

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s research and development centre has registered a new patent for an unmanned aerial vehicle charging system using electromagnetic induction. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA)’s research and development centre has registered a new patent for an unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) charging system that enables continuous charging for UAVs. It is designed to provide longer flying hours with a large storage capacity. This is in addition to improving the efficiency of charging and facilitating the charging process. Induction charging The system uses a group of UAVs…

Volocopter has conducted its first crewed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flight in France. The flights were part of a week-long urban air mobility (UAM) test campaign that will give Volocopter and partners – Groupe ADP and RATP Group –insights for subsequently launching the UAM industry in time for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Measuring noise emissions Volocopter’s full-scale testing prototype, the 2X, was used to perform flight tests at Pontoise airfield in Paris to measure the aircraft’s noise emissions. The data collected will be used by…

While numerous companies are developing self-driving vehicles for urban transportation, one startup is aiming to produce what it says will be the world’s first autonomous ski lift. The brainchild of New York orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Seth Neubardt and mechanical engineer Logan Bannon, the dolaGon Autonomous Ski Lift Vehicle provides ski lift service to backcountry slopes, ending skier dependence on the “archaic ski-lift infrastructure” of traditional resorts. The principle of the vehicle is simple. The driverless dolaGon takes skiers up a previously traveled path to the top of a slope,…

South Korean telecommunications company SKT and Joby have teamed to introduce an air taxi service to cities and communities across the republic. Joby, a California-based company developing an all-electric, five-seat aircraft that can take off and land vertically (eVTOL), has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with SKT to this end. Urban air mobility roadmap The agreement will see the companies work closely on introducing this form of transportation in support of the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport’s K-UAM (Korean Urban Air Mobility) roadmap, first announced in 2020.…

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) in Saudi Arabia is piloting a self-driving last-mile delivery service. The trial is being conducted by robotics and autonomous technologies specialists Teksbotics (Asia) and UISEE. E-commerce link-up The driverless delivery vehicle project aims to connect with local online e-commerce in Saudi Arabia and provide affordable and convenient autonomous delivery services. Residents in the local community can interact with the delivery vehicle through mobile phone text messages and the touch screen installed on the body of the vehicle to complete the express…

Tallinn is introducing a digital transport model to enable it to forecast and analyse citizens’ mobility needs and inform decision-making when it comes to the city’s transport systems and urban space. Developed by the Tallinn Transport Authority, the tool brings together all available data to help the city better understand how and when people move around the Estonian capital. Updated data The transport model includes constantly updated data on 130,000 different road sections in the capital and takes into account the movement of cars, public transport, lorries and pedestrians. The…