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This Video of Protestors Trashing Uber Cars Makes Me Feel Bad for Uber

I don’t like Uber. It’s an apparently evil company that overcharges people and eschews accountability as often as possible. However, seeing an angry mob of cabbies descend upon and destroy a number of Uber cars in Mexico City actually made me feel bad for Uber drivers. At this point it’s a common tale. Taxi cab…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 30

A Rare Glimpse of the Ancient Infrastructure That Controls NYC’s Subway

New York City’s subway system is a wonder of engineering—but sadly, that engineering is so old that it’s not even manufactured anymore, causing huge problems for the people who run it and anyone trying to use it. That means the MTA has built a whole shop up around trying to maintain its aging technology, and…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jul 30

NASA Continues Crashing Airplanes For Science

NASA doesn’t just crash rockets — sometimes, it crashes cheaper aircraft too. This week, it’s the turn of a Cessna 172, being gratuitously destroyed to help improve airplane’s black boxes. The Emergency Location Transmitters (ELTs) in aircraft are supposed to send a distress signal in the event of a crash, but thanks to the forces…

Tech News Chris Mills Jul 29

The Little-Known Robot Taxi That Could Outrun Google and Uber

By 2020, visitors landing in Tokyo for the Summer Olympics could be greeted by a fleet of self-driving taxis. At least, that’s the dream of Japanese tech company DeNA, which hopes to have autonomous cars shuttling tourists around the crowded, maze-like streets of that megacity within five years. You probably haven’t heard of DeNA. But…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jul 28

Uber Is Faking Us Out With “Ghost Cabs” on Its Passenger Map

If you use Uber, you’ve seen the map that comes up when you want a ride. The map shows little car graphics hovering adorably around your location and the wait time for a pickup. Once you request a ride, you can watch a little car creep closer to your destination as you wait. It’s a…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Jul 28

Trees Can Make An Urban Stroll Better For Your Mental Health

We know we should walk more, we hear it all the time. Don’t sit too much, stand up every once in awhile, stroll around a bit, better yet, take all your meetings on foot. But not all walks are created equal. It turns out where we walk matters, and a natural setting can not only…

Health Alissa Walker Jul 24

Terrafugia Releases New Driverless Flying Car… Animation

Terrafugia released a new video today showing off its latest flying car concept. Should consumers expect to see this new driverless model, known as the TF-X™, zipping around in the sky sometime soon? No. No, they should not. This new animated video for the TF-X™™ is just that, an animated video. And with all due…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 20

Humans Can’t Stop Crashing Into Google’s Driverless Cars

Google’s driverless cars keep getting into fender-benders, and the company keeps stressing that the crashes aren’t a result of a computer glitch or rogue robotics system. Google’s cars are getting dinged for the same reason regular cars do: because people who drive make mistakes. The most recent incident happened on July 1, when a driver…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Jul 17

Why Airplane Flights Are Taking Slightly Longer Every Year

In the future, hopping on a plane from LA to Honolulu might take a minute longer than it does today. You probably won’t miss that lost moment, but the airline industry will: The tiny additional flight time could amount to thousands of extra hours and millions of dollars of additional jet fuel each year. That,…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Jul 15

Here’s a 3D-Printed, Self-Driving Mini Car

I present to you the engineering equivalent of peanut butter and jelly: A self-driving vehicle that was 3D-printed. A prototype is currently being tested, and in the future, it could shuttle jet-lagged passengers across terminals or hungover college kids across the quad. Researchers at the University of Michigan announced the vehicular jackalope yesterday: SmartCarts, custom…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jul 10

Meet the Robots That Will Help Run a Tokyo Airport

When I say “airport,” what do you think of? Pat-downs, overpriced Coors Light, screaming kids, broken sanity? In the near future, however, you could start associating air travel with robots: Airport halls may soon be filled with scuttling, helpful machines that’ll make flying less of a nightmare, and it’s starting at a major airport near…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jul 8

All US United Airlines Flights Are Grounded Due to “Automation Issues” (Updating)

All United Airlines flights are currently grounded, and the Federal Aviation Administration is blaming “automation issues” for the travel nightmare. United told its employees it was experiencing a “network connectivity issue” but did not elaborate. According to Denver International Airport, it appears the check-in system has failed. Airport officials and frustrated passengers have already started…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Jul 8

What It’s Like to Ride This Incredible E-Bike at 40 Miles Per Hour

What happens if you put a 4,000 watt motor—nearly five horsepower—on a bicycle built of strong, lightweight materials? I’ll tell you: pure craziness, heart-filling joy, and power pedaling at high speeds you could only dream of before. This is what the Trefecta e-bike provides to anyone brave (and wealthy) enough to take it for a…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jul 6

Google Maps May Alert You the Next Time You’re Near a Train Crossing

Car accidents at railroad crossings spiked nine percent last year, according to the New York Times–a huge number that the Federal Railroad Administration is trying to bring down. Today, it announced a project with Google to create alerts within Google Maps that will tell motorists when they’re closing in on a crossing. Google says that…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jun 29

Study Shows How Layovers and Airline Mergers are Connecting the World

We live in a hyperconnected world: It’s easier than ever to hop on a plane and get to the other side of the globe in a matter of hours. If we were to try and visually depict this connectivity, our planet would quickly become ensnared in a giant spiderweb of airways. Which is exactly what…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jun 27

What Is Airplane Smell?

You know the smell. It’s hard to describe, but the second you step on an airplane, a flood of familiarity flies up your nostrils. Airplane smell is equal parts comforting and off-putting. And it’s actually a little bit dangerous. But what is it exactly? That unique odor inside of an aircraft is quite the cocktail…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jun 25

Pop-Out Legs Let These Shipping Containers Lift Themselves Onto Trucks

Shipping containers are a cornerstone of the world’s economy, but they’re also very, very heavy and completely dependent on cranes to be moved about. Except the SL-Tainer, which is the first container to be blessed with built-in legs so that it can actually lift itself. The SL-Tainer obviously isn’t able to lift itself on or…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 23

The Military Is Building a Hoverbike

Marty McFly’s hoverboard is a cool piece of scifi fantasy, but I’m more excited for this hoverbike to hit the skies. And there’s a good chance that will happen now the US military is getting involved. At this month’s Paris Air Show, UK startup Malloy Aeronautics and the US Department of Defense announced plans to…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jun 22

Samsung Wants to Make “See Through” Trucks That Are Safer to Pass

Here’s a thought: Wouldn’t passing a big truck be an awful lot safer if a video display on the vehicle’s back showed drivers what was happening up front? The “transparent truck” concept isn’t exactly new, but Samsung is now trying to bring the idea to life, with a prototype truck whose display-covered caboose transmits feed…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jun 21

This Incredible Wheelchair Can Climb Stairs Like a Tank

Technology has been making wheelchairs more convenient and easier to use, but this crazy amazing model that actually scales staircases is a metaphorical mic drop. This prototype, called the Scalevo, has rubber, tank-like treads mounted to the bottom of the chair. The user approaches a set of steps backwards with his or her back facing…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jun 12

This Video of Protestors Trashing Uber Cars Makes Me Feel Bad for Uber

A Rare Glimpse of the Ancient Infrastructure That Controls NYC’s Subway

NASA Continues Crashing Airplanes For Science

The Little-Known Robot Taxi That Could Outrun Google and Uber

Uber Is Faking Us Out With “Ghost Cabs” on Its Passenger Map

Trees Can Make An Urban Stroll Better For Your Mental Health

Terrafugia Releases New Driverless Flying Car… Animation

Humans Can’t Stop Crashing Into Google’s Driverless Cars

Why Airplane Flights Are Taking Slightly Longer Every Year

Here’s a 3D-Printed, Self-Driving Mini Car

Meet the Robots That Will Help Run a Tokyo Airport

All US United Airlines Flights Are Grounded Due to “Automation Issues” (Updating)

What It’s Like to Ride This Incredible E-Bike at 40 Miles Per Hour

Google Maps May Alert You the Next Time You’re Near a Train Crossing

Study Shows How Layovers and Airline Mergers are Connecting the World

What Is Airplane Smell?

Pop-Out Legs Let These Shipping Containers Lift Themselves Onto Trucks

The Military Is Building a Hoverbike

Samsung Wants to Make “See Through” Trucks That Are Safer to Pass

This Incredible Wheelchair Can Climb Stairs Like a Tank

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