First ever transoceanic voyage by an Autonomous cargo ship completed
The Prism Courage, developed by Hyundai Heavy Industries, has become the first ship to complete a transoceanic voyage autonomously. The ship, designed to carry natural gas, navigated all the way from the Gulf of Mexico, along the Panama Canal, and the across the Pacific Ocean to South Korea...
7 Reasons – Why is global transport is so hard to decarbonise?
Transport accounts for 21% of global carbon emissions. It is now the largest emitting sector in many developed countries. While Europe and North America dominate historic transport emissions, much of the projected growth in emissions is in Asia. Even if current and committed policies were to succeed, transport’s...
Ocado invests in self-driving tech
Online food retailer Ocado is steering itself towards self-driving tech with a £10m stake in Oxbotica The major push into autonomous driving technology sees Ocado team up Oxbotica as it aims to build self-driving vehicles. This latest move might see the end of humans in the Ocado supply...
VW reveal working prototype of autonomous robotic charging point
Volkswagen has revealed its' working prototype for a robot which can autonomously charge your electric cars. The German carmaker has named the RD-D2-Esque charging droid a 'Mobile Charging Robot'. The idea is simple - rather than having multiple stations where every car has to park; you can...
Meet the German Space Agency Crazy Modular Vehicle Prototype
Is it a shuttle, is it a bus, is it a cargo van. No. It's all of these things? The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has come with a new futuristic vehicle concept, unlike anything you might have seen before. The agencies U-shift vehicle concept can transform itself from...
Autonomous Cars – 5 reasons they still aren’t on our roads
While the technology to enable a car to complete a journey without human input (what the industry calls “level 5 autonomy”) might be advancing rapidly, producing a vehicle that can do so safely and legally is another matter. Elon Musk thinks his company Tesla will have fully...