Norway Just Hit a New World Record For Electric Car Sales
Norway is pretty over the internal combustion engine. More and more electric vehicles are quietly cruising the roads in…
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Kids of the 1980s Imagined the Year 2020 With Robot Butlers, Bubble-top Cities, and Nuclear War
Earlier this month we looked at predictions from kids at the turn of the 20th century. But what about more recently?…
Self-Driving Car Company Zoox to Offer Free Rides in California
Autonomous car company Zoox is poised to become the first self-driving car company approved in California to shuttle…
Mystery Drone Still on the Loose at Gatwick Airport, But Flights Resume Anyway [Updated]
Flights have resumed at London’s Gatwick Airport after a full day of cancellations yesterday due to a mysterious drone…
Uber Driverless Cars Back on Roads Less Than a Year After Deadly Crash
Uber’s driverless cars are cruising around Pittsburg again, returning from their hiatus following a fatal crash in…
Uber Employee Warned Self-Driving Cars 'Are Routinely in Accidents' Days Before Fatal Crash: Report
On March 13, 2018, an Uber manager reportedly sent an email to company executives, alerting them to the safety concerns…
Uber May Be Eyeing an E-Scooter Aquisition of Bird or Lime: Report
The leading ride-share company may be eyeing an acquisition of one of two leaders in electric scooter rentals,…
Airline Pilot Falls Asleep During Flight—and Sails 29 Miles Past Destination
After reportedly dealing with a personal crisis that interfered with a night of sleep, a commercial pilot caught up on…
The Police of the Future Were Going to Soar Over Traffic to Save Lives
In the 1950s and 60s, Americans were fascinated by the idea of flying cars and jetpacks that would let people soar…
Lime Launches Global Recall of Some E-Scooters Over Reports They Can Break While Being Used
Just weeks after Lime said it pulled some of its electric scooters from the streets of major cities over their alleged…
Fight Between Lime and Segway Over Alleged Flaming Scooters Is Getting Heated
The heat is on in an apparent fight between two e-scooter companies after Lime said earlier this week that some of the…
Uber Is Planning to Resume Its Self-Driving Car Program in Pennsylvania [Updated]
Uber is planning to put its self-driving car technology back on the streets in Pennsylvania after it suspended the…
Oh Hell Yeah
Have you heard the good news? The flying car is almost here! At least that’s what so many news sites have been telling…
Dyson's New Electric Car Manufacturing Plant in Singapore Scheduled to Open in 2021
Dyson is best known as a company that makes high-end vacuum cleaners, but it’s looking to cars for the future. The…
Elon Musk Says High-Speed Subway Test Tunnel Will Open December 10 in L.A.
Elon Musk has announced that the test tunnel for his high-speed subway concept will officially open in Los Angeles on…
Electric Scooters Are Reportedly Already Creating Problems in San Francisco
Week one of San Francisco’s year-long electric scooter pilot program is reportedly already creating problems, both with…
World's Longest Nonstop Flight Starts Service From Singapore to New Jersey This Week
The longest flight in the world right now is from Perth, Australia to London, clocking in at roughly 17.5 hours. But…
I Stepped Into the World's First Full-Size Hyperloop Capsule
As I was driving from Malaga to Cadiz for the unveiling of the first full-scale Hyperloop capsule, I got stuck on a…
You Don’t Need to Sneak Weed Past Security at LAX
The Los Angeles International Airport now allows passengers to bring weed into the airport.
This Bizarre Taxi of the Future Was Supposed to Fit So Many People
Futuristic headlines here in the year 2018 might make you ask “why?” But back in the 1950s, illustrators in Detroit…