Where are all the flying cars, or the endless lanes of self-driving vehicles, cars that look more like lounges with cocktails and couches? We all have high expectations for the exciting future of driving that we’ve been promised in movies and Elon Musk’s Twitter feed, and yet things can feel like they’re going at a slower pace. This article will show just how far cars … [Read more...] about How We Got the Connected Car
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UAVs. Drone-Taxis. Motordrones. What else is a new reality today?
A drone-taxi, or the UAV that will never get stuck in a traffic jam, will take the passenger on the shortest route at a speed of 130 km/h and will land in any part of the city – and the prototypes of these drones are already in force. Check out the most amazing passenger drone projects here. PASSENGER DRONES: CONQUERING CITY SKY Can drones safely transport people, as a … [Read more...] about UAVs. Drone-Taxis. Motordrones. What else is a new reality today?
How the blind photographer Pete Eckert captures the VW Arteon
How do you capture the beauty of a car when you are unable to see it? The photographer Pete Eckert expresses it in one sentence: "You don’t need eyes to recognize beauty". "The images are real pieces of art and have a very special atmosphere that only Pete Eckert can create", Xavier Chardon, Head of Marketing for Volkswagen, explains. Pete Eckert, a blind photographer … [Read more...] about How the blind photographer Pete Eckert captures the VW Arteon
Say hello to Sion, the very first solar-powered electric car
For anyone interested in green-tech and the development of new and sustainable means of transport, September 5th marked an important day in the calendar. SonoMotors, a Munich-based startup company, have reached their crowdfunding target to produce solar-powered electric cars and are now readying the prototypes for test drives in early 2017. So, what's the idea? Driving could … [Read more...] about Say hello to Sion, the very first solar-powered electric car
