FAST TRACK - ROBO DAILY

IEA: Greater use of rail would save energy, lower emissions

Jan 30, 2019 (UPI)

The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that any significant shift of passengers and goods to rail transport would reduce air pollution and oil demand. "...

Salvini says Italy-France train 'must go ahead'

Jan 24, 2019 (AFP)

"The TAV must absolutely be built, especially as it would cost more to scrap it than to build it," the head of the far-right League said during a Rai2 programme...

Alstom to introduce hydrogen-powered trains in U.K.

Jan 07, 2019 (UPI)

The new model, named Breeze, is based on a conversion of existing Class 321 trains, which are conventionally powered and used for commuter service in the U.K., ...

Elon Musk bores tunnel to revolutionize city driving

Dec 19, 2018 (AFP)

The billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX late Tuesday put the spotlight on the a 1.14 mile (1.8 kilometer) tunnel created by his Boring Company for about $10 mil...

White House trade advisor vows 'tough' talks with China

Dec 13, 2018 (AFP)

The whole world is watching the trade talks between Washington and Beijing, hoping the 90-day tariff truce will hold and the sides can end a dispute that could ...

Thousands rally against Italy-France high speed train link

Dec 08, 2018 (AFP)

The scheme involves construction of a 57.5 kilometre (35.7 mile) tunnel across the French and Italian Alps to cut travel time to two hours from the current four...

Toothed giant rips through Alps despite rail link protests

Dec 06, 2018 (AFP)

This is the heart of the Lyon to Turin high-speed train link, where a tunnel boring machine is chomping through the earth, oblivious to the row within Italy's p...

Populists battle over Italy-France train project

Nov 08, 2018 (AFP)

Business leaders are expected to lead a rally on Saturday urging Rome to forge ahead with the 8.6-billion euro ($9.8-billion) tunnel through the Alps for the li...

Musk says LA Hyperloop tunnel to be unveiled December 10

Oct 22, 2018 (AFP)

"The first tunnel is almost done," Musk said on Twitter late Sunday night. "Opens Dec 10." Responding to comments on Twitter, Musk said there would be an openin...

ESA technology making LA Metro a safer ride

Oct 04, 2018 (ESA)

The new screening cameras - being placed at various locations in the LA Metro system - can detect both metallic and non-metallic objects on a person's body. The...

Fear and fanfare as Hong Kong launches China rail link

Sep 23, 2018 (AFP)

Chinese security have been stationed in semi-autonomous Hong Kong for the first time at the harbourfront West Kowloon rail terminus, as part of a new "special p...

Germany rolls out world's first hydrogen train

Sep 17, 2018 (AFP)

Two bright blue Coradia iLint trains, built by French TGV-maker Alstom, began running a 100-kilometre (62-mile) route between the towns and cities of Cuxhaven, ...

France to run driverless mainline trains within five years

Sep 12, 2018 (AFP)

"With autonomous trains, all the trains will run in a harmonized way and at the same speed," SNCF chairman Guillaume Pepy said in a statement. "The train system...

U.S. provides $200M in grants to improve rail safety

Aug 24, 2018 (UPI)

"These $200 million in grants will help the railroads continue to implement positive train control, a technology that could help reduce accidents and save lives...

Canadian start-up seeks French testing ground for hyperloop train

Aug 08, 2018 (AFP)

Transpod co-founder Sebastien Gendron told AFP that his company would file its application Friday with officials in the Haute-Vienne region for a three-kilometr...

Hyperloop to build $500 million research centre in Spain

Aug 07, 2018 (AFP)

The 19,000-square-metre (204,000-square-foot) centre, which is planned to be open in the tiny village of Bobadilla in the southern province of Malaga by 2020, w...

UK-France trains hit by heatwave

Jul 27, 2018 (AFP)

"It's a very busy day, it's the day when everyone leaves on holiday," a said a spokesman for Eurotunnel, which operates a drive-on train service for cars and tr...

Hyperloop project goes to China

Jul 19, 2018 (AFP)

California-based HyperloopTT is one of several ventures to take Elon Musk's idea for a new type of transport system propelling capsules through vacuum-sealed tu...

China, Nepal to build Tibet-Kathmandu rail link

Jun 22, 2018 (AFP)

Nepal is seeking closer ties and much-needed energy and infrastructure investment from China, which has flexed greater economic and diplomatic muscle in its Him...

Elon Musk firm tapped to build Chicago high-speed transit

Jun 14, 2018 (AFP)

The project, announced Thursday, would employ underground tunnels and autonomous electric vehicles called "skates." They would reach speeds as high as 150 miles...