Everyone knows that you have to plug in your electric vehicle to charge it and get on the road. But what if, in return, your EV could provide power to your home or elsewhere? New technology, called bidirectional charging or V2G, V2X, V2L or V2H, is making that a reality. This could be a game changer for areas with unreliable power sources, or during times of power outages or … [Read more...] about How Bidirectional EV Charging could power your home
Future Mobility
What does mobility in the future actually look like? How will our cities develop? What will happen to transportation? These are the questions we wanted to pursue and interview experts about. The journey will take us to the state of Georgia, all over Europe and to South America. Our project includes articles focusing on Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, England, the USA and even Brazil. There are interviews with people who are working on vehicles of the future, and articles that deal with the question of how we must rethink transportation as a society so that the world of tomorrow does not sink into chaos. [Read more...]
Aerial Urban Ridesharing: The Taxi of the Future is in the Air
In the future, it may be possible to bypass gridlock on the roads by taking to the air in a new kind of transportation. Meet the air taxi, a mix of a helicopter and an airplane that will take you from A to B on-demand like a cab. This will take personal transportation into the air - similar to what films like "Star Wars" or "The Fifth Element" have already shown us. Although … [Read more...] about Aerial Urban Ridesharing: The Taxi of the Future is in the Air
The Future of Driving Assistance
Autonomous or self-driving vehicles will be big in the future. Many different companies have developed technology to assist drivers including Ericsson. Ericsson has long been collaborating with various players, such as Volvo Cars and automotive technology company Veoneer, in projects that use the Connected Vehicle Cloud (CVC). With 5G, additional opportunities are possible … [Read more...] about The Future of Driving Assistance
Meet The Ray, Highway of the Future
Americans love to drive long distances on the vast Interstate Highway System. But chances are when you're driving along, you don't give much thought to the surface your car is driving on, the vegetation growing alongside the road or what innovations could be integrated into the interstate to make your drive more eco-friendly and safe. A pilot project called "The Ray" was … [Read more...] about Meet The Ray, Highway of the Future
