The hidden side of politics

Hybrid Ferraris! Flying Cars! And More Car News This Week

Reported by WIRED:

We’re a lot like you: We love tiny glimpses into the future. This week, WIRED Transportation got several tiny glimpses into the future. We previewed a new payment system for New York City’s subways and buses, which could allow the city to, say, give you a refund if your train is running late. We observed the takeoff of air taxi startup Alaka’i Technologies, which believes hydrogen fuel cells will power the flying cars of the future. We used a pending patent applications to peer inside Dyson’s plans for an electric car. And we checked out Ferrari’s hybrid supercar, which should be the fastest thing to ever come out of its Maranello factory.

It’s been a week. Let’s get you caught up.

Headlines

Stories you might have missed from WIRED this week

Transportation Crossover of the Week

Love tiny electric cars? Love gigantic airplanes? Love tiny electric cars and gigantic airplanes? Spend a few moments in the Frankfurt Airport, where a prototype of the 2020 MINI Cooper SE recently pulled a 150-ton Boeing 777F freight airplane.

Stat of the Week

50,000

The number of self-driving car rides that a partnership between ride-hailing company Lyft and automotive tech company Aptiv have provided to passengers in Las Vegas, according to Lyft. Crucial reminder, though: The cars still havesafety drivers in the front seats, ready to take over if (and when) their systems don’t work exactly as they should.

Required Reading

News from elsewhere on the internet

In the Rearview

Essential stories from WIRED’s canon
Mass surveillance! Genetic tampering! President Bill Gates! Here’s a list of the futuristic stuff that scared the crap outta WIRED back in 1995.


More Great WIRED Stories

Source:WIRED

Share

FOLLOW @ NATIONAL HILL