Cars

Be The Conductor Of Your Own Personal Mercedes-Benz Train

The Mercedes-Benz Hexawheel concept is perfect if you need to do some serious off-roading and want to stay classy while doing so. Also, two Benzes are better than one and six wheels are better than four. That’s just math.


May 21, 2010
Science

Quantum Teleportation Achieved Across 10 Miles

In our collective imagination, teleportation has always seemed like the logical step after flying cars. But scientists’ recent success in teleporting information between photons ten miles apart makes it seem like we might just leapfrog those flying jalopies altogether.


March 7, 2010
Cars

Coffee-Powered "Carpuccino" Infuriates Car Lovers, Coffee Lovers, Pun Lovers

Point: As my fellow Jalopnik readers would agree, the thought of an au-to-MO-bile running on some coffee beans is equally laughable and insulting. Counterpoint: As my fellow coffee drinkers would agree, this is an utter disgrace to our holy bean.


December 18, 2009

Energy-Efficient LED Traffic Lights Are Backfiring In A Deadly Way

Oops. It appears that old fashioned, power-hungry incandescent lights have one major advantage over LEDs – they get hot enough to melt snow. Unfortunately, cold weather cities are discovering this glaring oversight the hard way.


November 25, 2009
Cars

No, This Is Not Another Slow Shutter Photography Trick

As much as the Artikar looks like it was drawn with a keychain light during a 20-second photo exposure, it’s actually a real thing: a rolling, glowing, neon-enveloped quad bike.


November 20, 2009
Geek Out

FAA Computer Glitch Causing Widespread Flight Delays

For the second time in 15 months, an FAA computer glitch has rippled through airports across the United States, causing major delays.


October 31, 2009
Cars

The Ridiculously Cool Air Board Personal Hovercraft

The Air Board personal hovercraft is the latest in a long lineage of novelty transportation devices that are as ridiculous as they are expensive. Just don’t think about trying to float this $US140,000 punch-line to the beach.


October 30, 2009

MIT’s AIDA Robot Will Be The Ultimate Backseat Driver

Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won’t be riding in the backseat, it’s mounted right on the dashboard — but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate.


August 19, 2009
Cars

Driverless Taxi System To Make Air Freshener Trees Obsolete

We’ve heard about automated transport pods for years, but London’s Heathrow Airport has just opened the first complete system, a $US41 million network to take air travellers to their cars.


August 10, 2009

Orbis Hacks Wheel Off A Segway For Easier Sidewalk Maneuverability

The Orbis is only half as big as the Segway that spawned it, but don’t let that fool you. The thing’s easily twice as cool, especially if you happen to be Woz playing Segway polo.