TomTom, the location technology specialist has announced that it will launch a tool for automated vehicles which would essentially let drivers know when it is safe enough to activate automated driving functions.

Urban air mobility (UAM) will soon be a reality in many modern cities across the world. Pioneers of electric vertical and take-off landing (eVTOL) aircraft say that the 2020s will be the decade when the much-hyped urban air mobility revolution will happen. According to recent market research, between 2023 and 2035, the global market for urban air mobility is projected to grow at over 26% year on year and reach some $86.8 billion by 2035. Moreover, a Chinese company Ehang recently launched a new eVTOL vertiport and maintenance facility in China’s UAM test city, Guangzhou.

Telefónica announced its active participation in the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA). The company joins a group of other leading telecommunications and automotive companies with the objective of accelerating the penetration of mobility services such as connected and autonomous car and intelligent road infrastructures.

Tesla has announced that self-driving “robo-taxis” will be available by 2020 as it revealed its new and upgraded tech for autonomous vehicles.

In an effort to further the use of electric car usage as a mode of transport, two eco-companies in the UK have joined forces to deliver high-powered electric vehicle charging forecourts.

Volvo Buses has introduced its cutting-edge Volvo 7800 Electric in Mexico, revolutionizing sustainable urban transportation. As the first electric articulated and bi-articulated bus manufactured in the country, the Volvo 7800 electric is built on Volvo’s global electromobility BZR platform, transforming bus rapid transit (BRT) systems across Mexico.