China is taking futuristic transportation to a new level as the first country to unveil a construction program for a hyperloop system. * The ambitious project aims to create a vacuum-tube maglev system capable of reaching up to 1,000 km/h, slashing travel times between Shanghai and Hangzhou. Zoom In:...
Tesla has caused a ruckus in the electric vehicle market by slashing the Model Y's price to $46,990, which is now $759 less than the average transaction price for a car or truck in the U.S. * This massive $20,000 reduction from a year ago is one of...
Uber Eats has partnered up with FedEx to offer a nationwide shipping service to its customers in the US. As part of the deal, Uber Eats customers will be able to order gourmet foods through a new tab on the mobile app’s home screen. The merchants will ship the...
Cities and towns across Europe have started embracing free public transport to cope with the ongoing fuel price crisis and reduce carbon emissions. * Germany’s Bundestag recently adopted a discounted monthly transportation pass, allowing passengers to use regional public transport for €9 per month in June, July, and August. * Luxembourg...
Wing, Alphabet’s drone division, has surpassed 200,000 commercial air deliveries [https://blog.wing.com/2022/03/dispatches-from-australia-supermarket.html], excluding test flights, across global markets like Australia, Finland, and the United States since it began operations 2.5 years ago. In comparison, Zipline [https://flyzipline.com/], a drone-delivery startup...
BMW unveiled a concept iX Flow that could change the color of its paint job with the press of a button at CES 2022. The car is wrapped in a type of electronic paper that can change the exterior colors to black, white, and some shades of gray in an...
