UK budget airline EasyJet has paired with US firm Wright Electric to develop a battery-powered aircraft fleet that can be used for its short haul flights. More about EasyJet to fly electric planes within the next decade
Swedish train operator SJ Railways has become the latest company to adopt technology that reads microchips embedded in the body, and is using it as an alternative to printed rail passes. More about Swedish rail company swaps paper tickets for embedded microchips
British inventor James Dyson is investing £2 billion into developing a battery-powered vehicle, which is expected to launch in 2020. More about Dyson set to launch electric car in 2020
PriestmanGoode has designed passenger cabins for a company that is setting up high-speed Hyperloop transportation networks all around the world. More about PriestmanGoode unveils Hyperloop passenger pods that are "more spaceship than train"
A levitating bubble-shaped vehicle has been announced as the winner of a competition organised by Renault, which saw Central Saint Martins students come up with designs for a car of the future. More about Central Saint Martins students envision Renault's "car of the future"
Two Seattle-based aerospace engineers have invented a floating survival shelter that, in the event of a disaster, can house between two and 10 people for up to five days. More about Engineers invent a floating survival capsule that can withstand a tsunami
Renault has revealed an autonomous, electric concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, which it sees as an extension of the connected home. More about Renault unveils its vision for a car and home "in complete symbiosis"
The Frankfurt Motor Show 2017 kicked off in Germany yesterday. Here's a look at five of the most impressive car designs on show, including a car-share for the future and a vehicle envisioned as an extra living room. More about Five of the most innovative self-driving and electric car designs revealed at Frankfurt Motor Show
Jaguar has unveiled a zero-emissions version of its iconic E-type model, which it hopes will "future-proof classic-car ownership". More about Jaguar electrifies its classic E-type car
German automaker Audi is working with Chinese solar-cell specialist Hanergy to develop thin-film solar cells that can be integrated into the panoramic glass roofs of its cars. More about Audi set to unveil car with solar roof by end of 2017
German carmaker BMW has unveiled a concept zero-emissions MINI car – a version of which will go on the roads in 2019. More about BMW offers a glimpse into the future of its electric MINI cars
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, the world's lightest folding bike, by London start-up the Hummingbird Bike Company, has gone into production with British motorsport company Prodrive. More about World's lightest folding bike goes into production with race-car makers Prodrive
An interactive lifelike sculpture called Graham, the only "person" on earth designed to withstand a car collision, has been nominated for this year's Designs of the Year awards. More about Grotesque star of a road-safety campaign is nominated for Designs of the Year award
This concept car from Mercedes-Benz pairs future technology with elements of the past, featuring a design inspired by art deco. More about Mercedes-Benz's latest concept car takes its design cues from art deco
Ector Hoogstad Architecten has completed the first stage of the world's largest bicycle parking facility, in Utrecht's Central Station area in the Netherlands. More about World's largest bicycle parking garage opens in Utrecht
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Cassidy Reid has designed a concept for a high-speed transport network based on Hyperloop to create infrastructural and cultural corridors across Europe, and shrink travel time between cities. More about Cassidy Reid devises Hyperloop network to "make Europe great again"
Waymo, Google's self-driving car spin-off, has been granted a patent for a design that would see its vehicles automatically soften if they collide with a pedestrian. More about Waymo's self-driving cars could soften if they hit a pedestrian
Driverless-vehicle testing usually involves some level of autonomous technology, but Virginia Tech university's recent experiment involved disguising a human driver as a car seat. More about Virginia Tech's "driverless" van is steered by a man dressed as a car seat
Beijing architecture firm People's Industrial Design Office has designed a mobile farm that lets the community share responsibility for crops' wellbeing. More about PIDO's Bike Share Farm is a community garden that can be pedalled from place to place
Elon Musk's dream of tube-based transportation is one step closer to reality after the first successful trial using full-scale Hyperloop passenger pods. More about Video shows Hyperloop One's first full system test reaching 190 miles per hour