Transportation

Three people posing for a photo with Honda's hands-free wheelchair
Accessibility
Honda unveils hands-free wheelchair you steer like a Segway
Honda Robotics has unveiled a prototype of the UNI-ONE, a hands-free wheelchair that you steer with your body weight.
Kristin Houser
Transportation
Waze will now tell you if a road has a history of car accidents
Navigation app Waze’s new Crash History Alerts let drivers know when they’re approaching an area prone to car accidents.
Kristin Houser
A man riding a bike on a city street.
Series| Hard Reset Podcast
Hard Reset Podcast: Sidewalks | Episode #9
Much of U.S. infrastructure is designed with cars in mind, not pedestrians. Here’s how we can fix that.
A person is putting a battery into the back of a bike.
Cars
What causes lithium-ion battery fires? Why are they so intense? And how should they be fought?
Muhammad Rizwan Azhar
a red and white Helix eVTOL on a white background
Transportation
You’ll be able to buy this flying car for $190k in 2024
Kristin Houser
An autonomous cargo plane flying through the clouds.
Aerospace
This massive autonomous cargo plane could slash shipping costs
Kristin Houser
parked cars in "bounding boxes"
Transportation
New AI algorithm transforms 2D photos into 3D maps
Sam Jarman
The plane is flying in the air.
Aerospace
“Blended-wing” aircraft design promises 50% cut in fuel
Stephen Johnson
an Aska A5 flying car parked on a tarmac
Transportation
A $790,000 flying car is now cleared for takeoff
Kristin Houser
A submersible exploring the ocean depths with a sturdy rope to prevent implosion.
Disaster Response
What was the “catastrophic implosion” of the Titan submersible?
Eric Fusil
a white self-driving car parked in a parking lot.
Transportation
VR for self-driving cars makes training safer, more efficient
Kristin Houser
a render of Alef Aeronautic's electric flying car soaring above a forest with trees
Transportation
The US just certified its first fully electric flying car
Kristin Houser
a row of parked Toyotas
Cars
Toyota claims it will double the range of EVs in less than 3 years
B. David Zarley