Category: Transportation

Watch Volocopter, The Personal Drone Helicopter, Make Its First Manned Flight – Digg

We asked for flying cars and we got the Volocopter, a personal, 18-rotor drone/helicopter hybrid. And hey, it works! Source: Watch Volocopter, The Personal Drone >>>

Posted: April 8, 2016 in Transportation

Lockheed Closes in On Mach 6 Hypersonic Aircraft Technology

Source: Lockheed Closes in On Mach 6 Hypersonic Aircraft Technology

Posted: March 20, 2016 in Space, Transportation

Google Self-Driving Car Strikes Bus In Mountain View Accident | Re/code

It’s unclear if Google’s system was at fault. Source: Google Self-Driving Car Strikes Bus In Mountain View Accident | Re/code

Posted: February 29, 2016 in Transportation

NASA Begins Work to Build a Quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet | NASA

The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA’s award of a contract for the preliminary design of a >>>

Posted: February 29, 2016 in Transportation

Google self-driving car strikes public bus in California

Posted: February 29, 2016 in Computer, Gadgetry, Robotics, Security, Transportation

Tesla: GM wrote a bill in Indiana to stop us from selling cars in the state | Ars Technica

Direct vehicle sales are being debated in Indianapolis. Source: Tesla: GM wrote a bill in Indiana to stop us from selling cars in the state >>>

Posted: February 24, 2016 in Social, Transportation

The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles

A new group could spend $10 million a year on the campaign. Source: The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles

Posted: February 19, 2016 in Editorial, Energy, Social, Transportation

Report: Man Ejected From Somali Plane in Midair Was Suicide Bomber

The man who died after being sucked out of a Somali passenger jet in midair on Monday appears to have been the man who detonated >>>

Posted: February 4, 2016 in Social, Transportation

Lancaster County man’s death from airbag prompts lawsuit, national recall | The Sun News

A Lancaster County man who was killed when his pickup struck a cow last month would still be alive had it not been for the >>>

Posted: January 31, 2016 in Transportation

Opec faces a mortal threat from electric cars

The oil cartel is living in a time-warp, seemingly unaware that global energy politics have changed forever Source: Opec faces a mortal threat from electric >>>

Posted: December 25, 2015 in Energy, Transportation