Terrafugia, the company developing the flying car it calls theTransition, hasreceived exemptionsit requested to allow the car to be driven and flown despite some of its specifications not quite falling within the guidelines. The Transition uses plastic for its windows instead of safety glass, with Terrafugia explaining that the glass would put it well over the weight limit for a craft of its class. It has also been granted an exemption to use tires not normally allowed on multi-purpose vehicles....

Did you knowSHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! Since EHang unveiled what it claimed to be the very first drone capable of flying a person at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2016, there’s been a huge interest in air taxis, passenger drones, and eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft....

A new app calledFlypost, available for theiPhone, is attempting to legitimise flyposting by offering local event and music listings without the need for sticky posters on phone boxes, billboards or telegraph poles. Created by Waxwired, a startup out of London’s “Silicon Roundabout” tech hub, Flypost is location-based application that displays events held at local museums, music venues and cinemas. It provides an easy way to submit a “flyposter” where the user is, removing the need for flyposters to run the risk of getting caught by police or various gangs that oversee the addition of posters in certain areas....

I know people think reviewers should be completely unbiased, but anyone who says they are is kidding themselves. We all have our preferences and prejudices, and as much as we try to keep those in check, they inevitably affect the way we go about a review. Either that bias makes us see a product through rose-colored lenses, or it causes us to overcorrect in the name of objectivity. I can try to be as fair as possible, but my biases are baked into my brain....

NOTE:Since this post was published, we’ve been informed that it’s actually an Atom feed, rather than RSS. Still, that’s but a technicality. As long as your reader supports Atom as well as RSS, the result is the same. While Google is yet to provide an official API forGoogle+, enterprising developers have taken matters into their own hands with everything from astatistics serviceto amedia player pluginalready available for the nascent social project....