transport

Startup Showcase: Karhoo

This week we hear from Daniel Ishag, CEO of cab comparison app Karhoo, about his startup and its ambitions

8 years ago

Boeing Partners With Microsoft For Azure And Cortana

Boeing buys into Cortana, AI and cloud to access big data it can use to streamline passenger experience and reduce…

8 years ago

TfL Licenses Contactless Ticketing System In £15m Deal

Transport for London and Cubic Transportation Systems will export contactless technology in the first of a 'series' or deals

8 years ago

Jaguar Rolls Out Self-Driving Cars On British Roads

Jaguar Land Rover plans fleet of 100 research vehicles that will test connected and autonomous technologies to assist drivers

8 years ago

Lufthansa Will Offer Short Haul In-Flight Wi-Fi From October

Lufthansa gets certification to install Ka-band equipment on its planes and will start service later this year

8 years ago

KCOM Builds Cloud Ticketing And Revenue Systems For UK Railways

KCOM will build common IT systems based on AWS for train operators to manage reservations, tickets and revenue sharing

8 years ago

British Airways IT Glitch ‘Was Exaggerated’

Customers faced hours of queues as Heathrow and Gatwick BA check-in desks grind to a halt

8 years ago

Virgin Trains Beam App Offers On-Board Wi-Fi Entertainment

Passengers on East Coast and West Coast main lines can access content on their devices with Virgin Trains beam app…

8 years ago

Open Data For Social Good: The Case For Better Transport Services

ANALYSIS: Martin Howell from Cubic Transportation Systems explores how open data can transform urban mass transit

8 years ago

Rail Passengers Would Accept Fare Increase For Better Mobile Coverage

Department for Transport report claims business travellers and commuters would pay up for a fifth more if they could get…

9 years ago

Londoners Can Register To Try Out Driverless Cars In Greenwich

Greenwich residents can now sign up for trials of new GATEway autonomous vehicles

9 years ago

British Airways Signs Deal With Gogo For Long Haul In-Flight Wi-Fi

International Airlines Group to bring in-flight Wi-Fi to British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus long-haul routes

9 years ago

Volvo Is Bringing Self-Driving Cars To London’s Streets In 2017

“Most ambitious” trial to date will see Volvo XC-90 vehicles drive themselves around the capital

9 years ago

Cisco Partners With Hyundai For Connected Cars

Superfast connectivity and in-car video streaming could be coming to a Hyundai vehicle near you

9 years ago

US Researchers Make Electric Car Wireless Charging Breakthrough

Wireless charging (typically found in smartphones) could be on the way for electric cars after researchers find way to make…

9 years ago

Is Office-Grade In-Flight Wi-Fi Ready For Take Off?

Satellite broadband providers are launching next generation in-flight Wi-Fi networks. TechWeek takes to the skies to test out Gogo's office…

9 years ago

Network Rail Could Sell Fibre Broadband Network To UK Telcos

Reports suggest Network Rail could sell its network, start a joint venture or offer wholesale access in move that would…

9 years ago

Government Documents Show Dyson Is Working On Electric Car

Dyson using government funding to work on electric battery technology at Wiltshire headquarters

9 years ago

Hackers Target Swiss Railways, Political Parties And Retailers

A group called NSHC claims responsibility for SVP hack and SBB DDoS assault, but not a separate incident affecting

9 years ago

FBI: Cars Are Becoming More Vulnerable To Hacks

The FBI says consumers and manufacturers need to be more aware of potential cyber security threats to all motorised vehicles

9 years ago

Free Wi-Fi Available On Half Of All South West Trains

South West Trains expands free Wi-Fi to cover even more services from the capital to south west England

9 years ago

Google: Self Driving Car Crash Might Be Our Fault

2mph fender-bender was the car’s fault, Google says, but it will learn from its mistakes

9 years ago

EE 4G Upgrade To Boost Chiltern Railways On-Board Wi-Fi

Trackside EE 4G network will offer "continuous coverage" to business travellers

9 years ago

EE ‘Best’ Mobile Operator At London City, Gatwick And Heathrow Airports

RootMetrics' latest airport network testing shows EE retains top spot at London airports

9 years ago

iPass Wi-Fi Now Available On 2,700 Aircraft

iPass signs deal with Panasonic Avionics to add 23 more airlines to its network

9 years ago

Driving Forward – What’s Beyond Self-Driving Cars?

There’s more to the future of transport than autonomous vehicles, says Cubic's Martin Howell

9 years ago

Contactless Payment For Travel Could Go Nationwide

Plans by the UK Cards Association hopes to have full payment system in place soon

9 years ago

UN Allocates Bandwidth For Global Satellite Flight Tracking System

WRC-15 paves the way fopr satellite flight tracking system following MH370 disappearance

9 years ago

EasyJet Turns To Wearable Tech For Smart Uniforms

New LED-packed uniforms for cabin crew and engineers will be trialled next year to celebrate low cost airlines 20th birthday

9 years ago

TfL Adds 100 More Stations To London Tube Wi-Fi

Almost every station on the tube can get Wi-Fi... but not Tottenham Court Road or Bond Street

9 years ago