Flying taxis are coming to a city near you

Battery powered pods glide through tubes at 670mph in a video released by Virgin Hyperloop showcasing the “next generation” of transport innovation.

Location data has “huge potential” to power a greener, faster, better transport sector in the UK – but much of the data we need is still missing. A new Geospatial Commission report has identified six transport opportunity areas and the data that could unlock significant advances.

By 2050, a modern transport system will enable us to move by “seamless, safe, net zero, connected, cost effective, accessible and reliable means,” according to a new study.

Cornish Lithium, the Cornwall-based mineral exploration and development company, has completed the construction of a low-carbon lithium extraction test site to bolster the UK’s domestic EV supply chain.

Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s innovation business, has created a low-cost, real-time sensor to manage and understand how parking spaces are used in an effort to kickstart better placemaking.

Royal Mail has announced the first out-of-sight autonomous drone flights between the UK mainland and an island, testing deliveries to the Isles of Scilly.

The first driverless vehicles are due to hit our streets later in this decade, writes Robbie Turner. As well as having an effect on how we live, work and travel, the rollout could have a profound effect on how our towns, cities and built environment are developed.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has authorised the first trial of routine drone flights outside a pilot’s line of sight, which could have significant implications for logistics, construction and retail.

Leighton Buzzard train station is trialling kinetic floor tiles that convert footsteps into electricity in a pilot by startup Pavegen and Central Bedfordshire Council.