Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working for several years with the famous architect Frank Gehry on a concept of smart cars which will be built by General Motors. And ...

The City Car, a design from the MIT Media Lab, is a stackable, foldable car concept that hopes to alleviate the urban traffic jams we waste so much of our lives in. These cars—which are supposed to be ...

While public transportation is a great green urban option, the “last mile” problem is a real shortcoming- referring to the conundrum of the extra distance from your bus or train stop to your doorstep ...

Ever wish you could drive around the city but not worry about parking? If so, several MIT researchers may have just the thing for you. A team at the Cambridge, Mass.-based university is working on a ...

MIT’s city car concept has been in the pipeline for a long time, but until now there’s been nothing other than illustrations and half-size models. Now, however, the real thing is here, and it’s about ...

The Smart Cities group at the MIT Media Lab is working on two low-cost electric vehicles that it hopes will revolutionize mass transit and help alleviate pollution. Next week, the group will unveil a ...

The folks who brought you ”Personal Rapid Transit” have another visionary idea: Electric cars that fold up and stow away, vehicles that commuters could rent at the train station a day at a time, like ...

Up to eight cars can form a "road train" A public transport system using stackable cars similar in design to shopping trolleys has been unveiled. The Esprit (Easily Distributed Personal Rapid Transit) ...

Stackable electric cars that people can hire in big cities and "telepresence" screens that allow people to talk to someone in a different continent as if they are in the same room are just a ...

The Aeromobil Flying Roadster 3.0 is one of several flying cars in development. Many challenges remain that could relegate these vehicles to wealthy hobbyists. Aeromobil Toyota’s recent “Aerocar” ...

Ever wish you could drive around the city but not worry about parking? If so, several MIT researchers may have just the thing for you. A team at the Cambridge, Mass.-based university is working on a ...

Up to eight cars can form a "road train" A public transport system using stackable cars similar in design to shopping trolleys has been unveiled. The Esprit, external (Easily Distributed Personal ...