Drone firms push for easier rules to soar beyond BVLOSThe Drone Federation of India (DFI), which has more than 550 members, has approached the government seeking easier regulations and is draft...
01 Apr, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Watch: Chinese eVTOL 'flying car' makes first public flight in DubaiChinese electronic vehicle maker Xpeng Inc has carried out the first public flight of its "flying car" in Dubai, reports said
12 Oct, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
China's Baidu to launch paid driverless ride-hailing services in BeijingBaidu's driverless Apollo Robotaxi, to be launched in the Chinese capital's Shougang Park, will operate without a safety driver behind the ...
29 Apr, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
Civil aviation ministry moots corridor for flying dronesComing out with a draft policy note on Tuesday, the civil aviation ministry has also proposed constructing droneports to facilitate take-of...
15 Jan, 2019, 07.50 PM IST
Guidelines for civilian use of drones on anvilThere are "serious issues" with drone operations and the government is in the process of drafting guidelines for its civilian use.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.41 PM IST
Pentagon to beat Uber, Tesla in race over self-driving vehiclesTechnology and auto companies including Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit and General Motors Co. are racing to develop autonomous vehicles to depl...
01 May, 2018, 10.13 AM IST
Indian Railways to procure coaches that will detect fractures using ultrasonic technologyThe vehicles would eliminate the need for manual inspection of tracks in a gradual manner, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu told the Lok Sabh...
20 Jul, 2017, 10.36 PM IST
Uber wants to build flying taxis & this is what's in store for youUber disclosed the initial steps of its air-travel vision this week, announcing five partner companies with various specialties aimed at ma...
29 Apr, 2017, 11.56 AM IST
New navigation system uses Wi-Fi signals instead of GPSIt could be used to develop navigation systems that meet the stringent requirements of fully autonomous vehicles, such as driverless cars a...
14 Oct, 2016, 06.50 PM IST
Russia's richest man Alisher Usmanov bets big on India, unmanned carsUsmanov, whose first big tech investment was a stake in Facebook Inc., in recent years has invested in India’s largest online retailer, Fli...
17 Jun, 2016, 06.28 PM IST
NASA test drives Nissan's driverless carNASA scientists have successfully test driven Japanese automaker Nissan's all-electric driver less car, which uses robotics software origin...
08 Jan, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
- 4 killed as train rams into car at unmanned crossing
Four youths were today killed when the car in which they were travelling was hit by a train at an unmanned crossing.
10 May, 2015, 02.21 PM IST
Learning With The Times : Israel 1st nation to use drones in warDrone is a military aircraft without a human operator on board. It is cheaper than the conventional fighter planes and it can be deployed i...
22 Dec, 2014, 12.16 PM IST
Samajwadi Party leader Satai Ram Yadav dies in an accidentA state minister and two others were killed on the spot after the car they were travelling in was hit by a train at an unmanned crossing in...
19 May, 2014, 02.38 PM IST
- Kerala may extend state subsidy on LPG cylinders to Above Poverty Line families
The govt is considering extending the state subsidy to APL category families to 3 LPG cylinders above the 6 fixed by Centre.
03 Oct, 2012, 07.42 PM IST
- US missile salvo kills 15 in Pakistan: officials
Pak security officials said the first strike destroyed two compounds and killed five rebels in Ghulam Khan village, 20 kilometres east of M...
28 Dec, 2010, 07.05 PM IST
- Anti-collision line: Reducing human error
The railway ministry has prepared a multi-pronged scheme to reduce accidents caused by human failure.
27 Feb, 2008, 03.59 AM IST