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Mobility

Flying cars and high-speed hyperloop travel are still in the future

Based on the four editorial themes of sustainability, mobility, health and digital, the editors of Innovation Origins look back on 2020 with a summary of the most striking messages.

Engeland en Frankrijk starten met ’s werelds eerste autonome mijnenbestrijding

England and France launch the world’s first autonomous mine removal program

The French and British navies will be the first in the world to use an unmanned system for removing mines. The construction of the system, which has already been tested at sea, is to start this year.

Audi no longer sees a future in hydrogen-powered cars

Hydrogen cars are dying a slow death in Europe. Althpugh expectations remain high for trucks, buses, trains, ships and airplanes.

Finnish app helps you to hop on your bike or walk more often

The app from the start-up Moprim not only helps people to reduce their CO2 footprint but also encourages healthier forms of mobility.

Dimethyl ether instead of diesel – how trucks can become cleaner

Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research Empa are researching a new powertrain concept for commercial vehicles with the use of a special test engine.

Can car sharing contribute to a traffic transformation?

Carsharing conquers our cities. Do the numerous offers relieve traffic and the environment? Sustainable mobility of the future or rather a cool additional offer?

Bruggen hebben nu (bijna) het eeuwige leven

Bridges have (almost) eternal life now

Bridges, wind turbines, gas pipelines and the Colosseum do not have eternal life. But wireless sensors that charge themselves can help prolong their lives.

Fraunhofer team designs visionary, individual mobility concept for the future

Experts from six different Fraunhofer Institutes have developed an individual, flexible and modular concept for the mobility of the future: The 'Vision PI.'

A 1000 kilometer drive is easy with this battery

The Dutch company SALD expects to be able to provide batteries with an ultra-thin layer that makes batteries three times more powerful by 2022 or 2023 at the earliest.

Talking Traffic as a basis for the self-driving car

Every week we follow up on one of our best read stories here. This week: smart traffic lights from Vienna will improve traffic flow. How will this contribute to autonomous transport?

A €1 billion local bus line in Brainport Eindhoven as “an economic opportunity for the world”

"We not only improve accessibility to and between economic top locations in the economic engine of the South, but the system also generates money"

Volkswagen transforms Greek island into a model for electromobility

Within 3 to 4 years, the tiny Greek island of Astypalaia will be freed as far as possible from anything that runs on petrol, diesel or gas.

Elektrische meerpaal is mijlpaal

Mooring post with electric charging station is a milestone for Venice

Venice has had a charging station for electrically powered boats for a week now. Let's hope that another 8998 poles will follow.

Dutch shipping industry wants thirty emission-free ships by 2030

"With this initiative, the Dutch government will be the first to sail emission-free ships and strengthen our international competitive position."

A “Swiss army knife” app for future multimodal mobility?

Scientists from Tübingen, Germany are investigating how a so-called multimodal app can become the key to networked mobility use and pave the way to less individual traffic participants

Lidar in your pocket

"Cheap Lidar can therefore provide a breakthrough of intelligence on our roads."

‘The brain of a self-driving car learns just like a child’

A self-driving or a flying vehicle that delivers parcels and a garbage truck that drivies autonomously through your neighborhood. This could well become a reality within just a couple of years.

Software updates for cars thanks to a new over-the-air solution

The German company Vector Informatik has released vConnect, a new over-the-air solution based on a modular framework - from the backend services to the vehicle.

Driving a car will become dirt-cheap

"We are approaching the point where driving becomes cheaper than public transport, not only for the government but also for the user."

A hydrogen filling station that supports ships, cars, and trucks for the city of Antwerp

"We want to demonstrate that this technology is playing a pioneering role in the transition to alternative energy sources"

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