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Stat: Shared mobility market in urban areas could reach £319bn

Unveiled during Web Summit Lisbon in November 2023, a new report on the future of urban transport suggests that shared mobility will expand in the ...

Travel : Future City : Urban Future Mobility

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Stat: Greenpeace report reveals stark disparity between rail and airline travel costs

A recent report by campaigning organisation Greenpeace highlights that train travel costs four times more than flying from the UK to Europe, indica...

Travel : Mobility : Train Travel

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How Infrastructure will unlock Digital Nomadism

As remote working and nomadic visas become reality, the development of rural and suburban infrastructures will support a digital nomadic lifestyle.

Design : Architecture : Transportation

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Revolutionising public transport through technology

In a bid to stave off competition from brands like Uber, the local public transport provider in Belleville, southern Ontario, is piloting a program...

Automotive : Transportation : City

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Ikea imagines the future of Spaces on Wheels

The retailer’s innovation lab Space10 has designed a series of seven speculative car interiors for tomorrow’s autonomous vehicles.

Retail : Technology : Transportation

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Brands are exploring creative applications of safety sound technology

Global – From installing safety sound capabilities in electric cars to detecting anomalies in heavy machinery, brands are exploring the potential o...

Auto : Product Design : Technology

Micro Trends

Safety in Sound

From installing safety sound capabilities in electric cars to detecting anomalies in heavy machinery, brands are exploring the potential of sound t...

Auto : Product Design : Technology

Big Ideas

AI futures

US – A new study by Stanford University explores the ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) will affect us in the future.

Artificial Intelligence : Awakening Tech : Stanford University

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Uber update: Driving disruption

The transport start-up’s new services, CSR and content partnerships are proving effective.

Uber : Transportation : App Travel

Big Ideas

Drive a bargain

New York – General Motors has launched its own car-sharing service targeted at the residents of an apartment building in Manhattan.

General Motors : Let's Drive NYC : Car Sharing

Big Ideas

Broader horizons

Global – Short-stay home rental site Airbnb has acquired travel hack tool Vamo.

Airbnb : Vamo : Journey

Big Ideas

Backseat book

New York – Uber has launched its own in-car magazine for New York Fashion Week.

Uber : Arriving Now : NYFW 2015

Big Ideas

New rail barons

Boston – New Balance is building its own public railway station to serve its ambitious new headquarters.

New Balance : Boston : NB Development Group

Big Ideas

Growth in connected car market could change the ownership model

Connected car technologies will disrupt the automotive industry until 2020 and beyond, according to a new report by consulting firm McKinsey ...

McKinsey : Connected Car : Self-driving Car

Big Ideas

Foldable cardboard carrier enables cyclists to shop more easily

A cardboard cargo carrier for bicycles makes impromptu shopping easier.

Transport : Packtasche : Design

Big Ideas

Different strokes for devices as behaviours change

Consumers are developing different uses for their smartphones and tablets

Smartphones : Technology : Multiscreening

Big Ideas

Recession-hit Greek consumers take up cycling

Automotive : Athens Bicycle Club : Pedal Power

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X-ray vision: App lets you see under the bonnet

Transport : Tour : Volvo

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Think bike: The future of electric vehicles

Transport : Mobility : Lifestyle

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Bright eyes: Icon system offers solution for colourblind

Maps : Access For All : Miguel Neiva