Category: transportation
Highlights from the 2013 Paris Air Show
Concept Car Designed and Destroyed
Watch professional car designer Ian Cartabiano create and destroy his ultimate sports car in five minutes from his studio located at Toyota’s Calty Design Research Incorporated in Southern California.
Watch internationally acclaimed automotive designer Tom Matano – father of the Mazda Miata and RX-7 – create and destroy his ultimate sedan in five minutes from his studio located at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Jaguar Production Studio Director Wayne Burgess guides us through the design of Jaguar’s new F-Type and tips us to a few secrets folded into this new Jag’s sporty skin.
Boeing factory Seattle
Why Things Fail
Why Things Fail: From Tires to Helicopter Blades, Everything Breaks Eventually
laser+water = SoftStop
The Softstop Barrier System produces a pseudo holographic image that appears to float in mid air, commanding the attention of the motorist making the ‘STOP’ message impossible to miss.
Dynaplug tire repair
Dynaplug fuses to the inside of your tubeless tire without glues, adhesives or chemicals.
Teenager wins Intel prize
Student’s self-driving car tech wins Intel science fair.
When self-driving cars reach the masses, thanks may be due to a 19-year-old high-school student from Romania who developed an artificial intelligence that slashes the cost of the technology. He took top prize — a $75,000 scholarship — Friday at an international science and engineering fair…
Synergy aircraft
Editors’ Choice Mountain Bikes
Bikes: the new face of bling in China
Ultra high-end models are challenging the bicycle’s working-class image in China, and giving posh cars a run for their money as the latest status symbol for the country’s nouveau riche.