Iran Resumes flights to Azerbaijan and Armenia following peace agreement
The spokesperson for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization confirmed that flights between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan as well as Armenia have recommenced.
Transportation
Waymo Begins Testing the Waters For a Robotaxi Service In Los Angeles
Waymo announced a “tour across Los Angeles” that allows curious residents the opportunity to ride in fully autonomous vehicles as the Alphabet-owned company begins to lay the groundwork for the launch of a commercial robotaxi service. The Verge reports…
European Governments Shrinking Railways in Favour of Road-Building, Report Finds
European governments have “systematically” shrunk their railways and starved them of funding while pouring money into expanding their road network, a report has found. The Guardian: The length of motorways in Europe grew 60% between 1995 and 2020 while…
Hundreds of Flying Taxis To Be Made In Ohio
Under an agreement announced Monday, Joby Aviation will build hundreds of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight. The Associated Press reports: Joby’s decisi…
‘Uber Was Supposed to Help Traffic. It Didn’t. Robotaxis Will Be Even Worse.’
Saturday the San Francisco Chronicle published a joint opinion piece from MIT professor Carlo Ratti (who directs an MIT digital lab exploring the collection of digital data about urban life) and John Rossant (founder of the collaborative data-sharing p…
What Happens When You Cross a Gas Turbine With an Internal Combustion Engine?
“Here is another radical replacement for the traditional combustion engine,” writes long-time Slashdot reader Inzkeeper. “Check out the Astron Aerospace H2 Starfire Omega 1… an ICE engine with a turbine configuration.”
The company “is claiming that…
Munich Students Smashed the World Record For EV Distance On a Single Charge
At 103 miles/kWh (or 0.6 kWh/100 km), the new “muc22” car built by students from the Technical University of Munich “is 25 times more efficient than any EV on sale…” writes Ars Technica. “For those who think in terms of miles per gallon, it’s the equ…
Honda’s ’80s Microscooter Is Back and Electrified For the 21st Century
Honda’s new Motocompacto is a throwback all-electric ridable inspired by the short-lived scooter of the ’80s. Engadget reports: The vehicle, folded up, resembles one of those Costco folding tables but with little aluminum wheels poking out the bottom. …
Tesla Reinvents Carmaking With Quiet Breakthrough
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Tesla has combined a series of innovations to make a technological breakthrough that could transform the way it makes electric vehicles and help Elon Musk achieve his aim of halving production costs, fi…
Gasoline, Diesel Vehicles Dominate India’s Auto Market, EVs Lag
India’s road transport minister on Tuesday warned local and foreign automakers to either cut production of polluting diesel vehicles or face higher taxes and levies, setting alarm bells ringing in the world’s third-largest car market. From a report: He…