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The strange tale of the hovertrain, the British hyperloop of the 1970s

Trains

The strange tale of the hovertrain, the British hyperloop of the 1970s

James Temperton

Lyft Wants to Dominate Transportation—That Means Bike Share

New Deal

Lyft Wants to Dominate Transportation—That Means Bike Share

Aarian Marshall

Avis Will Try Anything to Adapt to the Future of Cars

How About Bikes?

Avis Will Try Anything to Adapt to the Future of Cars

Alex Davies

A new era of supersonic flight is almost here. But nobody can agree on the right speed

Planes

A new era of supersonic flight is almost here. But nobody can agree on the right speed

Matt Burgess

Your commute sucks. Here's how it will get way better in the future

Cities

Your commute sucks. Here's how it will get way better in the future

Maeve Keane

Softbank Pours $2.25 Billion Into GM's Self-Driving Car Biz

Big Spenders

Softbank Pours $2.25 Billion Into GM's Self-Driving Car Biz

Alex Davies

Airbus' H160 Helicopter Saves Pilots From Their Mistakes

Chop Chop

Airbus' H160 Helicopter Saves Pilots From Their Mistakes

Eric Adams

Lilium's futuristic electric plane is about to get a big design overhaul

Planes

Lilium's futuristic electric plane is about to get a big design overhaul

Jeremy White

The psychological tricks TfL uses to make London's tube feel faster

Trains

The psychological tricks TfL uses to make London's tube feel faster

Nicole Kobie

Tesla’s Quick Fix for Its Braking System Came From the Ether

Adjustments

Tesla’s Quick Fix for Its Braking System Came From the Ether

Aarian Marshall

Mapbox Uses Your Phone's Camera to Chart a Changing World

Cartography

Mapbox Uses Your Phone's Camera to Chart a Changing World

Alex Davies

Self-Driving Cars and the Agony of Knowing What Matters

False Positives

Self-Driving Cars and the Agony of Knowing What Matters

Aarian Marshall

An obscure Chinese firm has taken over London’s black cabs. Its next target? Beat Uber at its own game

Cars

An obscure Chinese firm has taken over London’s black cabs. Its next target? Beat Uber at its own game

Matt Reynolds

Forget Robo-Cars and Hit the Water on an Autonomous Boat

Self-Setting Sail

Forget Robo-Cars and Hit the Water on an Autonomous Boat

Jack Stewart

Forget flying taxis and hyperloops, this is the real future of transport

WIRED on Transport

Forget flying taxis and hyperloops, this is the real future of transport

James Temperton

Automakers Are Making Car Ownership Optional

What's the Deal

Automakers Are Making Car Ownership Optional

Caitlin Harrington

Self-Flying 'Cormorant' Whisks Wounded Soldiers to Safety

Saveus ex Machina

Self-Flying 'Cormorant' Whisks Wounded Soldiers to Safety

Jack Stewart

This Week in the Future of Cars: Burn, Baby, Burn

Roundup

This Week in the Future of Cars: Burn, Baby, Burn

Alex Davies

Uber's Self-Driving Car Saw the Woman It Killed, Report Says

Safety Culture

Uber's Self-Driving Car Saw the Woman It Killed, Report Says

Aarian Marshall and Alex Davies

California's Heavy-Handed Plan to Regulate the Robocar Biz

Robo Rules

California's Heavy-Handed Plan to Regulate the Robocar Biz

Aarian Marshall