The footage below records the moment a Tesla in FSD (full self-driving) mode swerves towards a cyclist before the steering wheel is grabbed by the motorist. It’s a sobering reminder that autonomous vehicles are fallible systems that put other road users at risk. Driverless car evangelists rarely acknowledge the transport Elysium they predict is possible now – and with today’s…
With Valentine’s Day only days away, we have the perfect gift for the cyclist who gets your heart aflutter. The TICKR from Wahoo is a chest-based heart rate monitor that also records calorie burn data. This information can then be easily shared, via bluetooth with your smartphone, tablet or smartwatch and platforms such as Zwift, Nike Run Club or Peloton.…
Pay-as-you-go motoring. Road pricing, pay-by the-mile driving. Call it what you will, it’s inevitable according to the cross-party Commons transport select committee which said this week it saw “no viable alternative” to a new model for charging drivers to use the roads given petrol and diesel will no longer be available to buy come 2030. Without reforms to the way…
If you’re lucky enough to have visited Delft, you’ll have enjoyed a glimpse of just how civilised a ‘low-car’ city can be. In 2019, mobility experts Melissa and Chris Bruntlett began a new adventure there. They packed up their family in Vancouver and moved to Delft to experience the cycling city as residents rather than as visitors. Curbing Traffic: The…
We’re big fans of ‘tactical urbanism’ (low-cost, temporary changes to the built environment, usually in cities, intended to improve local neighbourhoods) – just take a look at our pop-up zebra crossing, biskiple and pedal-powered parklet projects to name just a few. It’s the reason we love the guerrilla benches described by Space Hijackers – a group that battles the encroachment…
