Public Transport

Fusion Processing has announced that an autonomous public transport project will start on-road testing this week, en route to beginning a new 14-mile pilot service ferrying passengers across a long-span suspension bridge in Scotland later this year.

Kelekona's colossal mass-transit eVTOL is one of the most unique and wildly ambitious proposals we've seen in this space, flying heavier and further than anyone else on its monster 2.3 MWh battery. We caught up with the founder for a fascinating chat.

Bjarke Ingels Group has revealed plans for a new travel center in Västerås, Sweden. The project will host the city's transport infrastructure services under an eye-catching roof that also integrates sustainability features like solar power.

The UK's GKN Aerospace is looking into something much bigger than your average eVTOL air taxi: "park 'n' ride" Skybus transports carrying 30 to 50 passengers across congested parts of town, moving affordable public transport into the third dimension.

Virgin Hyperloop has shared its vision of what the future of transport might look like, with a new promo video detailing its imagined passenger experience, complete with a new-look version of its transport pods.

The City of Chicago has just selected Elon Musk's Boring Company to design, build, pay for, operate and maintain the Express Loop, which will see a network of electric pods carry up to 16 people from downtown Chicago to O'Hare Airport in as little as 12 minutes.

​​According to China's CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co Ltd, most smaller cities can't afford to build light rail systems – even though they would still benefit from having them. That's why the company has built and demonstrated what it's billing as "the world's first railless train."

Although Hyperloop One has been quick to raise funds, grow its staff and demo its basic tech, we've still been offered little idea of what its Hyperloop might look like. Danish architect BIG has given us a glimpse of a system conceived to integrate with society and infrastructure.

Smartphones have made it easier than ever to keep occupied while commuting, but all it takes is a dead battery to make for a tedious waiting game. A recently installed piece of street furniture in the Turkish city of Istanbul, however, lets commuters keep their devices charged and surf the web.

UK studio PriestmanGoode has designed two train and tram seats aimed at alleviating the problem of overcrowding on transport networks. Both the streamlined Horizon and the adaptable Island Bay seats allow for more seating in a standard commuter carriage, while also affording more standing space.

​A couple of months back, when a full-scale prototype of China's bizarre bestriding bus was promised for July, we didn't actually expect to see one on the road so soon. Well, the wheels are starting to turn on this extraordinary traffic and pollution solution.

​We've been hearing a lot about the Hyperloop lately, but we haven't heard much about where its parts will be made. That changed today, as parent company Hyperloop One announced the opening of the "First Hyperloop Manufacturing Plant in the World."