Recently I wrote an article about a 100% electrical van which, even though being great news for the automotive industry, is not absolutely innovative, as there are other electrical cars being made. However, now I will talk about a 100% electrical helicopter – and that is a true novelty. Volocopter, for now still a prototype, is being developed in Germany and had surprisingly positive results in the tests.
The way VW’s gorgeous new Beetle Dune Concept turned heads at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, you’d have thought a bikini-clad Kate Upton was on the reviewing stand. Unlike the pneumatic supermodel, however, a production version of Volkswagen’s reimagined Baja Bug may soon show up on the streets of your town.
Automotive technology is rapidly changing, and who hasn’t looked around at the cars on the streets and wondered: what will they think of next? Of course, the wish is that the next generation of cars will be fuel-efficient, low emissions, and fun to drive. Here are a few environmentally friendly cars of the near future that just might fit those parameters.
Nissan and FedEx are keeping their tests of the new e-NV200 van and the next stage is Brazil. e-NV200 is 100% electric and will be delivering FedEx packages for a month. The obtained results will then be analyzed by the two companies and used to perfect e-NV200 plans, which production will start latter this year in Spain.
One of the biggest driving forces in robotics innovation is the manufacturing industry. See, the machinery used to construct cars could easily tear a human apart of miscalibrated. The latest development comes from the Georgia Institute of Technology: a control system developed using the human arm.
Google is a company that sets itself apart from the others mostly due to the broad spectrum of activities and enterprises it invests on. Google’s investment in cars is not new, with the development of a self-driving car as one of the most well-known projects by the company, but recently it has been announced that Google wants to move Android into our cars, with something called "Open Automotive Alliance".
For decades, robots and humans have worked separately from one another on factory floors as a matter of safety. Now, however, companies like GM and BMW are looking to close the gap between man and machine. They’re looking to create integrated work-spaces, where robots and humans can work in tandem.
In celebration of China’s successful landing of the Jade Rabbit moon rover, scale model replicas of “Yutu” in zinc alloy and silver have been made available for retail sale.
Listen up, fast-driving fast food fanatics: the Luxury Potato Holder will keep your fries within easy reach while freeing up your hands for more important things, like counting your money. Yes indeed, one-percenters, when the chips are down the Luxury Potato Holder cheers ’em right back up again!
A lot of good can be done with humanitarian aid, but transporting people and supplies around the world has major logistics problems. Road accidents are a leading cause of death among humanitarian workers. Now, an innovative developer of collision-avoidance technology is teaming up with a group of safety-conscious businesses and charities to help preserve the lives of aid workers — and expand the reach of humanitarian organizations worldwide.
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