Autos

A Dutch tech startup said Wednesday it had set a European speed record for its futuristic hyperloop transport system and could reach 700 kilometers (435 miles) per hour once longer tracks are built.... Read more

More electric drive systems and fewer cars—this is how emissions from traffic can be significantly reduced. Electric vehicles offer particularly great potential with car sharing. However, not all electricity is created equal: Depending on the time of day, both the energy mix (and thus the resulting CO₂ emissions) and the... Read more

Understanding how and when drivers change lanes is key to improving highway traffic flow, safety and autonomous vehicle performance, and a new approach developed at the University of Michigan outperforms current methods using only GPS data.... Read more

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Tuesday for "more flexibility" from the EU in the transition to electric cars as resistance grows over plans to phase out combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035.... Read more

When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, it was the largest climate bill in U.S. history, with major incentives for electric vehicle production and adoption. In its wake, investment in the U.S. electric vehicle industry accelerated. But in 2025, President Donald Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act... Read more

Potholes could be a thing of the past, after a team of Monash engineers found a way to use smartphones to monitor roads—a cheaper, quicker alternative to Australia's current road survey methods.... Read more

As car manufacturers drive to embrace even more automation and data-driven processes as well as artificial intelligence, a study in the International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment suggests that the sector may be overlooking one of the biggest problems in digital transformation: how to equip employees with the necessary... Read more

Military aircraft—from fighter jets to transport planes—are playing a significant role in today's unstable world. Cumulatively, the operations carried out by these fleets, from combat missions to training flights, consume large amounts of fossil fuel.... Read more

Europe's top car manufacturer Volkswagen presented a series of more affordable electric vehicles Monday as Chinese EV titan BYD said it would start producing a cut-price model on the continent.... Read more

Almost all European carmakers are on track to meet EU emission targets after winning a reprieve this year as electric vehicles (EV) sales pick up, a study released Monday showed.... Read more

University of Iowa researchers have reported a key advance in the ease of flow and maneuverability for underwater vehicles.... Read more

Some 15 people have died after the Gloria funicular railway car in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed and crashed on Wednesday local time.... Read more

They deliver packages, inspect power lines, patrol remote areas, find missing people and increasingly are deployed on the battlefield.... Read more

Korean researchers have ushered in a new era for electric vehicle (EV) battery technology by solving the long-standing dendrite problem in lithium-metal batteries. While conventional lithium-ion batteries are limited to a maximum range of 600 km, the new battery can achieve a range of 800 km on a single charge,... Read more

A new study shows that piloting a light aircraft remains an inherently risky business, accounting for over 90% of aviation-related fatalities.... Read more