Beyond the car: how tech firms are exploring the future of transport


  • TECH
  • Friday, 12 Jan 2018

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 11: Employees of AISIN Group demonstrate the ILY-Ai personal mobility partners, a scooter-like transporter featured with autonomous travel function, in driving mode and scooter mode during CES 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 11, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 12 and features about 3,900 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 170,000 attendees. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LAS VEGAS: Carless commuting is cruising in the fast lane at the Consumer Electronics Show, with companies showing off electric bicycles, scooters, skateboards and more aimed at making the internal combustion engine a thing of the past. 

As the ranks of people around the world living in cities has grown, so too has the cost of car ownership as well as traffic congestion. 

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