Jeff Bezos' spaceship fails during test flight
An unmanned spacecraft bankrolled by Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos failed during a recent test flight.
Space Exploration
Sep 3, 2011
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Data from savvy cabbies to help improve online mapping
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft is planning to tap into the intimate knowledge taxi drivers have of their cities to improve their online mapping systems and help drivers navigate to their destinations faster.
Bloomberg to promote electric taxis in cities
(AP) -- City authorities are often better placed than national governments to combat climate change, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Saturday, vowing to promote the use of electric taxis as he takes over the leadership ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 6, 2010
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World's first taxis with easily swapped batteries hit Tokyo
The world's first taxis with easily replaceable batteries hit the streets of the Japanese capital Monday in a government-funded experiment.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 26, 2010
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New Swedish website helps stranded travelers get organised
"Searching ride Madrid-Amsterdam or Belgium or Germany": people stranded due to a giant flight-halting cloud of volcanic ash this week were not too picky, and just glad that a new website was helping organise the long journey ...
Internet
Apr 23, 2010
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Tokyo taxis to trial battery switch system
Tokyo taxis will be the first in the world to test new electric-car batteries that can be replaced in less time than it takes to fill up the petrol tank, the firm behind the system said Wednesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 26, 2009
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Home, James - public transport gets personal
(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has developed technologies that pave the way for highly efficient unmanned public transport systems in our cities.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 19, 2009
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