Google and Apple do a good job of stealing driverless car headlines, but rather more quietly a British company will next week test its own autonomous car on embark on a 3,500-mile trans-American road trip. On March 22, Delphi Automotive will demonstrate its driverless car on a journey between Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to New York City –…
Keen cyclist Arnold Schwarzenegger has been stopped by police in Victoria for not wearing a helmet, an offence that carries a $146 (£75) fine. The 67-year-old Terminator star, who uses a bike to get about the cities he visits, was advised by Australian police to visit the nearest 7-Eleven and buy a helmet for $5. To wear or not to wear,…
A wholesale switch to electric cars by British drivers would cut oils imports by 40 per cent and carbon emissions by almost half, according to a study by Cambridge Econometrics. The research found that calculated that nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter would be “all but eliminated” over the next 35 years. The problem caused by this type of pollution…
The cycle commuter behind the world’s loudest commercially-available bicycle horn stands to make an estimated £1 million from The Hornit this year — despite the idea being turned down on Dragons’ Den last month. Tom de Pelet designed the 140dB Hornit after years of cycle commuting. He told London newspaper The Standard: “I had so many near-misses while commuting and…
Intercity bicycle motorways dedicated to 30 mph e-bikes could soon get the green light in Holland.
E-bikes with the speed of a 50cc moped are popular in Holland and the e-bike freeway would allow commuters to zip between Groningen, Haren, Assen and Tynaarlo.
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