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If successful, this self-driving boat will be one of the first self-navigating, full-sized vessels to cross the Atlantic Ocean

October 28, 2019 by Editorial Team

Driverless cars technology is inspiring a new era of marine exploration. A global consortium of partners, led by marine research organization ProMare are building an unmanned, fully-autonomous ship that will cross the Atlantic on the fourth centenary of the original Mayflower voyage in September 2020. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) will use IBM’s AI, most … Read more

Re-inventing Life on Board: Ez-Ultimo robo-vehicle is inspired by French style

October 9, 2018October 2, 2018 by Editorial Team

As mobility continues to evolve with connected and autonomous cars, French car manufacturer Renault believes high-end customers will seek more enriched on-board experiences, reinventing travel time, personally and professionally. At the Paris Motor Show 2018, Groupe Renault unveiled EZ-ULTIMO, its robo-vehicle concept, an autonomous, electric, connected, and shared mobility service solution offering a premium … Read more

The new Byton K-Byte Concept launched at CES Asia 2018 is made for the age of autonomous driving

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 by Editorial Team

Byton aspires to build premium intelligent electric vehicles for the future. Byton cars launched the M-Byte concept car at CES 2018 and the K-Byte at CES Asia 2018.Following from Byton’s first model, the BYTON M-Byte Concept, the K-Byte Concept represents a breakthrough in the design of smart connected vehicles. Byton, the automotive company aspiring to … Read more

Why are consumers untrusting of the future ways of travelling? Study

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 by Editorial Team

When consumers hear about how travel will look in the future, they are excited, but apprehensive. Study. How do people expect to travel in the future? Hyperloop trains, flying on supersonic aircraft, travelling on ‘smart’ motorways or getting from A to B in autonomous drones—when consumers hear about how travel will look in the future, … Read more

Select Your Destination and The Passenger Drone, the Most Advanced Manned Autonomous VTOL in the World, Takes Over

October 12, 2017 by Editorial Team

Slightly larger than a small car, the industry leading, Passenger Drone has the potential to change the traditional means of commuter transportation.

With the launch of Passenger Drone and few other similar projects in 2017 there is a completely new market segment forming in aviation market – the electric VTOL ( Vertical Takeoff and Landing) Manned Aerial Vehichles (MAV). Passenger Drone is joining the MAV club alongside some of the largest companies in the world (Uber, Airbus, Google, Daimler and many others) who are working in the same direction.

Utilizing its easy to use touch-screen, passengers simply select their destination, sit back and relax, as the drone takes over, eliminating stressful commutes with the ability to travel up to 80 km/h. Passenger Drone was launched in September 2017 and is currently the most advanced VTOL platform in the world with maximum take off weight of almost half a ton ( 1000lbs) it provides fully autonomous flying and exceptional safety.

The aircraft commenced flight testing in early May 2017 and for the last few months has performed intensive testing with different simulated payload weights, simulated engine failures and different control modes. In August 2017 first manned flights with passengers onboard took place and the results and passenger feedback is overwhelming – the Passenger Drone is very easy to fly in both manual and autonomous modes and it shows amazing stability and maneuverability.

Equipped with 16 electric engines (unlike the internal combustion engines of traditional helicopters), it’s a low noise, high speed, and economical mean of transportation which emits zero emissions. Its engine system sheds the complexity of most quad-copters providing enhanced safety, performance, greater payload and range, and less noise than anything else available on the marketplace.The vehicle’s structure is composed of lightweight and strong carbon fiber composites, specially created for Passenger Drone. The avionics, stability systems and electrical control systems have been custom designed specially for the PassengerDrone.

“Over time, VTOLs have the potential to become the go-to form of daily transportation surpassing that of owning a car. Air travel has historically been seen as an expensive proposition, due in great part to the small volume of production seen in today’s aerospace industry. Mass production of the Passenger Drone could potentially revolutionize traditional notions of transport.” explained passenger drone.

Fully autonomous but driveable, too. Future-Type Concept

September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 by Editorial Team

In a future world of on demand and shared mobility, you may only fully own the steering wheel, not the car itself. Offering a glimpse into the future, Jaguar Land Rover explores the future with FUTURE-TYPE concept and ‘Sayer’ – the connected, intelligent, steering wheel you can talk to. FUTURE-TYPE concept is Jaguar’s vision for an on-demand autonomous vehicle.

The concept offers either autonomous or assisted driving because you may still want to enjoy the thrill of driving yourself.

Sayer – named after the designer of the E-type – is the first voice-activated Artificial Intelligence (AI) steering wheel that will be able to carry out hundreds of tasks. It can summon your car, play music, book you a table and even knows what’s in your fridge, says Jaguar.

The driver could ask the FUTURE-TYPE to drive autonomously during the stressful and tedious parts of the journey, such as in heavy traffic or roadworks, or if they prefer to do some work or choose to watch a film. But for the occasions when a driver wants to enjoy the thrill of the open road, the concept retains a steering wheel.

“Need to be at a meeting two hours away from home by 8am tomorrow? Simply ask Sayer from the comfort of your living room and it will work out when you get up, when a car needs to autonomously arrive at your door and even advise which parts of the journey you might enjoy driving yourself,” explains Jaguar.

If only need two seats, you can summon a FUTURE-TYPE with 2+1 social seating, so you can chat face-to-face as the car autonomously drives you to your destination using the most time and energy efficient route.

The JAGUAR FUTURE-TYPE will communicate with other cars and use co-operative driving technologies. This collaboration will enable shorter distances between vehicles and make lane changing and exiting from junctions safer and more efficient. This will also increase road capacity and prevent accidents, while the narrow width of FUTURE-TYPE will mean it takes up less space on the road and in car parks.