Toyota redesigns its e-Palette vehicle for Tokyo 2020 Olympic athletes
Japanese auto company Toyota has adapted a fleet of its autonomous and electric e-Palette vehicles to serve athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. More
Japanese auto company Toyota has adapted a fleet of its autonomous and electric e-Palette vehicles to serve athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. More
Dyson has cancelled its plans to build an electric car, which was expected to launch next year, claiming the project is not "commercially viable". More
Audi has revealed its AI:Trail concept car – an all-wheel drive with drones for headlights and other features to enhance the passengers' enjoyment of the outdoors. More
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode swaps single-use plastic for ground coffee beans and rice husk in its overhaul of throwaway cabin service goods from meal trays to toiletries. More
Volkswagen has scrapped its chrome-effect logo for a flat "digital-first" visual identity to mark the "start of a new era", which has been kickstarted with a line of fully electric cars. More
Architecture studio MAD has designed a concept for a nature-friendly hyperloop network with raised green walkways alongside tubes topped with a solar panel skin. More
Engine noise, fumes and carbon emissions are all nonexistent with X Shore, one of the first electric boat-makers to target the consumer market. More
Hyundai has created a prototype scooter that folds down to the size of a backpack and can be charged in a car using the energy created while driving. More
The Lamborghini Sián is the Italian automaker's first hybrid supercar to go into production, boasting an electric powertrain that makes it the "fastest Lamborghini of all time". More
An abstracted Lamborghini, a scrunched-up bike and a motorcycle operated by a smartphone are among the pieces showcased in an exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. More
BMW has released a Vantablack version of its X6 coupe, which has been spray-painted with "the world's blackest black" pigment that absorbs over 99 per cent of light. More
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima has designed the Laview commuter train with huge passenger windows and a curved glass nose, which is now in operation between Tokyo and Saitama. More
Carlo Ratti and his team at MIT's Senseable City Lab have come up with a "bridge" made of continuously circling autonomous boats for a tricky patch of Amsterdam's waterway. More
Rome is trialling a scheme where people can recycle plastic bottles in return for free rides on the city's public transport system. More
British car manufacturer Lotus has launched its first fully electric zero-emission hypercar, the Lotus Evija, which claims to be the most powerful series production road car ever built. More
Airbus has unveiled a bird-like concept for a hybrid-electric airliner that aims to show the potential of using biomimicry in aviation design. More
Bentley looks to the future with the EXP 100 GT concept car that pairs artificial intelligence with sustainable materials made from recycled rice-husks and wine-production waste. More
An exhibition at London's Science Museum explores the future of autonomous mobility, and the designs that are paving the way. Curator Margaret Campbell selects five pieces from the show and reveals the stories behind them. More
Architecture practice Smart Design Studio and Jacobs have used red brick arches on a "heroic scale" to create the Rail Operations Centre in Sydney, Australia. More
German mobility company Unu has launched the second generation of its electric scooter, with smart features including anti-theft protection and digital key sharing. More