IDEO envisions a future where self-driving workplaces commute to you
Global design consultancy IDEO has developed a series of concept vehicles that imagine how autonomous vehicles could transform the way we work, shop and travel (+ movie). More
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Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram design car-sharing programme for Audi
Swedish German design firm Kram/Weisshaar has teamed up with car brand Audi to design and develop a "micro-sharing initiative" to encourage drivers in Stockholm to share their cars (+ slideshow). More
Mercedes designs G-Code concept car to reduce emissions in China's smog-filled cities
German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz's new Beijing design studio has unveiled a concept hybrid Sports Utility Coupé (SUC) with a skin that generates electricity using solar and wind power. More
Latest AeroMobil flying car prototype set for Europe's roads and skies
News: a "fully functional" new prototype of a vehicle that is both an aircraft and a car, called the AeroMobil, was made public yesterday after a development and build time of just 10 months (+ slideshow). More
Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe design "an experience in motion" for Volvo
Dutch Design Week 2014: Dutch designers Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe have created a driverless fabric car concept for Swedish auto brand Volvo as part of a series examining how new developments in technology will change car design (+ slideshow). More
"The car is dead, long live the car"
Opinion: with the petrol heads stuck firmly in rut, there's an opportunity for designers to do something different with the new wave of electric cars. Elon Musk's Tesla is among those leading the way, says Lucas Verweij. More
Tesla's "insane" self-driving Model SD could replace taxis
News: Tesla's newly launched Model SD electric car could be "summoned" by owners to pick them up autonomously using the car company's new Autopilot function, potentially eliminating the need for taxi services. More
Creators of the AeroMobil flying car propose moving road traffic to the skies
The creators of a flying car called AeroMobil say that transport networks are "in crisis" and suggest that a potential solution could be shifting road traffic into the skies (+ movie). More
Dominic Wilcox's "car of the future" is driverless and made of stained glass
London Design Festival 2014: London designer Dominic Wilcox has unveiled a life-size concept car design for a future where driverless technologies make the roads safe enough to drive vehicles made of glass (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen and MINI unveil visions for the future of mobility at London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2014: the Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition features ideas for the future of travel created by six cutting-edge young designers (+ slideshow). More
Salt water-powered electric car approved for roads in Europe
News: a company that claims to have developed the first electric car powered by salt water says the vehicle has now been approved for testing on public roads in Germany and the EU (+ slideshow). More
Honda introduces automated driving technologies for a "collision-free society"
News: Honda has launched a riposte to Google's driverless cars with a new saloon that incorporates automated collision prevention technologies and can connect with other road users (+ movie). More
Behind the scenes with Dominic Wilcox making his "stained-glass driverless car"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the first of a series of preview movies running up to the Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition next week, designer Dominic Wilcox shows us the car he is making out of stained glass for the show. More
Google forced to add steering wheels to driverless car designs
News: the California department of motor vehicles has introduced new road safety rules, requiring all vehicles on its roads to have a steering wheel and brake pedal – including Google's fleet of driverless cars. More
Gerry Judah's arcing sculpture suspends Mercedes cars above Goodwood crowds
Two Mercedes-Benz cars appear to soar through the sky in British designer Gerry Judah's latest installation for the Goodwood auto show (+ movie). More
Land Rover developing sight-activated controls for future vehicles
News: British car brand Jaguar Land Rover is working with researchers at MIT to develop technology for its vehicles, including controls operated by tracking where the driver is looking (+ slideshow). More
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Google unveils driverless car prototype
News: Google has revealed footage of a self-driving vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, announcing that it expects to roll out its first pilot scheme on public roads in "the next couple of years". More
MINI and Touring Superleggera unveil open-top concept car
BMW's MINI brand has teamed up with Italian bespoke sports-car design company Touring Superleggera to create the MINI Superleggera Vision (+ slideshow). More
Volkswagen claims XL1 is "the most efficient production car in the world"
German auto brand Volkswagen's XL1, which it claims is the most fuel-efficient production car ever made, has been named the winner of the Transport category at Designs of the Year 2014. More
BMW unveils Vision Future Luxury car with augmented reality display
German car manufacturer BMW has unveiled Vision Future Luxury, a saloon concept car featuring augmented display technology (+ slideshow). More