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Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? In theory, yes. In practice? Not so much.
A new railway will switch the Baltic region's train gauge from Soviet to standard European — a megaproject with political, economic, and military dimensions.
The best autonomous car may be one you don’t even need to own.
The US needs 28 million EV chargers by 2030. Here’s how it can get there.
Why the road to self-driving vehicles is paved with smarter “dumb” cars.
Explore data on electric car sales and stocks worldwide.
London’s busiest airport seems to be rebounding well from the pandemic — but Istanbul has better prospects in the long run.
A new analysis suggests previous "total cost of ownership" studies overlooked key factors.
BMW found it’s possible to remote-drive vehicles using available technology. All it takes is some software updates and a cellular network connection.
If you find yourself on one of these roads, it might be a while before you see another fellow traveler.
They had the technology. So why didn't they use it?
In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas.
Steam cars hit the U.S. market in the 1890s but were largely extinct by the 1930s. Will technology bring them back?
One of Jetoptera's VTOLs is expected to reach speeds of around 614 mph, about as fast as a commercial jet airliner.
If everyone just showed up to their appointments, $150 billion of waste could be averted.
In the future, driving an app across a bridge could let engineers know how safe it is.
The Rubbee X requires almost no setup and is far cheaper than a brand new e-bike.
A new bridge joins a divided Croatia, but it cuts Bosnia out of Europe — literally and figuratively. A bridge meant to unite also divides.
The airships have a range of 4,000 nautical miles, can fly for five days, and can cruise as high as 20,000 feet at 80 mph. They take to the skies over Spain in 2026.
OmnesViae is a modern route planner based on the roads of the Roman Empire.
The Hyperloop is physically possible, but engineering challenges will make its construction very difficult. Also, accidents would be catastrophic.
The hyperloop would be a great idea for a completely flat planet. With topography and infrastructure, it's a very different story.
Israel’s buoyant currency, coupled with increased costs for transport and groceries, saw Tel Aviv jump five places from last year.
Steel tires may be better for the planet and could replace rubber.
Battery-powered urban aircraft are well within the bounds of technological reality.