There is something particularly alluring about an old transportation having an up-to-date drivetrain. Don’t you think? If you are on the same page as us, then we bet you will dig this electrified 1972 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus.
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Volkswagen ‘Type 20’ Concept Vehicle Melts Retro Design With Technology
How to draw attention to a rebranding 101: taking an iconic vehicle, such as a Volkswagen microbus, and give it a high-tech twist. Such is what the newly renamed Volkswagen Group of America’s Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC, formerly Electronics Research Laboratory, ERL) did. With the renaming also comes with expanded role, but lets …
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Sony And Docomo To Test Sony’s Driverless Concept Vehicle via 5G Trial Network in Guam
Sony Corporation and NTT Docomo has announced that they will join hands to test Sony driverless vehicle, the New Concept Cart SC-1, with 5G mobile technologies for various remotely controlled functions. The test will be carried using the trial network in Docomo 5G Open Lab GUAM – NTT Docomo’s oversea 5G testing and verification facility …
RoboSense LiDAR Allows GACHA Self-driving Bus To Work Even In Snow
We just reported on the world’s first full-size self-driving electric bus in Singapore and now, we hear that there’s a new LiDAR technology, one of the key components in self-driving technology, that could function in extreme cold. A tropical country like Singapore, most electronics shouldn’t have any issue, but in a country like Finland with …
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World’s First Full-size Self-driving Electric Bus Goes On Trial In Singapore
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore and Volvo Buses, in collaboration with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has launched the world’s full-size autonomous electric bus on March 5, 2019. The 12-meter (40-foot) long, single-deck electric bus is a Volvo 7900 electric bus is outfitted with LiDAR sensors, stereo-vision cameras and navigation controls managed by a …
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Image: Iconic 1969 ‘Light’ Bus Volkswagen Type 2 Van Rides Again!
What you see here is a replica of the original ‘Light’ bus, a Volkswagen Type 2 van made famous after its appearance at the legendary Woodstock Art and Music Fair 50 years ago. Dr. Bob Hieronimus, the original artist responsible for the creation of the artwork on the iconic van that had graced countless media …
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This Is What Happens When A 35-ton Bus Drives Over A 10-ton Rated Bridge
Weight limit warning placed before a bridge is there for a reason. If you don’t understand the possible consequence of not abiding by the limit, here’s a video that will demonstrate it. Fortunately, disaster did not strike. It was still a spine-chilling warning not to mess with the weight limit nonetheless. Also, you will be …
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Elon Musk Reveals The Boring Co.’s Plan and Futuristic Urban Loop System
As the dust settles on The Boring Company’s rather prolific product, a flamethrower, Elon Musk lets the world in on the real mission of his latest startup, or should we say, a readjustment of the company’s priorities. Announced via Twitter, the serial tech entrepreneur who has been increasingly obsessed with mass transportation said that The …
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This Custom 67’ VW Bus Is A Practical Tribute To The Doc Brown’s DeLorean
OK. The 1967 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon 3-Door Van your see here looks nothing like the Doc Brown’s time-traveling DeLorean from Back to the Future, although it is a tribute to the iconic time-traveling car. Disregarding the obvious dissimilarity, if Doc were to need a time-traveling vehicle that is a lot less claustrophobic and capable of taking …
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Cabin Sleeper Bus: Sleep Like A Boss When Getting From LA To SF
The quickest way to shuttle between Los Angeles and San Francisco is hopping onto a plane which will take an hour twenty or so, but that’s not including the jam you will most definitely encounter when trying to get into LAX and lets not forget about the security checks and stuff. You could choose to …
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