Archive for the ‘transportation’ category: Page 514
Apr 29, 2017
Uber wants to test its network of flying taxi planes by 2020
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
Apr 29, 2017
Google Maps can now tell you where you parked your car
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: mobile phones, transportation
Apr 29, 2017
ChargePoint is ready for flying EVs
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Yesterday I wrote about a poll conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan that found people were interested in flying cars if they were autonomous, shared and electric. As soon as I posted that, I found an email in my inbox saying that ChargePoint and Uber Elevate, among others at the recent conference on flying vehicles, had partnered to prepare for just that exact scenario.
ChargePoint announced the Express Plus charging platform at CES 2017, which allows for faster, more powerful charging and modularity. That means that owners of the stations can expand their charging options as they need to — which includes charging electric flying cars. The latest estimates say that it will take a minimum of 300 kW to charge a flying car 25 percent in 5 minutes, or 25–90 percent in 15 minutes. ChargePoint’s Express Plus stations can deliver up to 400 kW per port right now, so operators could add a station for flying vehicles in the future without ripping out infrastructure that’s already in place.
ChargePoint already knows that charging quickly generates a lot of heat, which is why it developed liquid-cooled hoses for its Express Plus stations. But charging a flying vehicle would likely require extended cooling, even around the battery pack itself during fast charging. The vehicle needs to be able to ascend to altitude within about 90 seconds, and the batteries need to be cool enough to take that strain.
Apr 29, 2017
The Flying Taxi That Saves People from Danger
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Apr 29, 2017
Cars will be lowered into the tunnel from the roads on a car “skate.”
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
Apr 28, 2017
Elon Musk teases Tesla electric semi truck, up to 4 new Gigafactory locations
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Elon Musk was on stage at the 2017 TED Conference in Vancouver on Friday, and he revealed some of his tunnel work and aspirations, but he also talked about a few ongoing Tesla projects he’s referenced before. The multi-CEO showed a shadowy image that gives us our first look at what his forthcoming electric Semi Truck will look like, and also let drop the suggestion that Tesla will likely announce four new global Gigafactory locations sometime this year.
Elon Musk teased semi-truck at TED talk. pic.twitter.com/sY0w7KSsTx
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