public transportation | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/public-transportation/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:16:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 abracadabra! watch ironlev’s magnetic levitation train make its driverless debut in italy https://www.designboom.com/technology/ironlev-magnetic-levitation-train-driverless-test-debut-italy-03-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/ironlev-magnetic-levitation-train-driverless-test-debut-italy-03-13-2024/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:01:50 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1052970

ironlev announced the successful pilot run of its self-driving magnetic levitation train as the team took it for a test on the adria-mestre route in veneto.

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saudi arabia’s first luxury train will travel through UNESCO world heritage sites https://www.designboom.com/technology/saudi-arabia-first-luxury-train-travel-through-unesco-world-heritage-sites-dream-of-the-desert-02-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/saudi-arabia-first-luxury-train-travel-through-unesco-world-heritage-sites-dream-of-the-desert-02-13-2024/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 09:45:14 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1046966

expected to complete in 2025, dream of the desert will offer 40 cabins and cover a route of almost 1,240 kilometers.

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autonomous vehicle zPod drives itself using technology inspired by human brain https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-vehicle-zpod-self-driving-minus-zero-ai-artificial-intelligence-12-13-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-vehicle-zpod-self-driving-minus-zero-ai-artificial-intelligence-12-13-2023/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:30:56 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1036363

minus zero installs nature-inspired AI to its self-driving vehicle zPod, a system inspired by the way people’s brain processes information using neurons.

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henning larsen will transform prague central station with a fluid timber canopy https://www.designboom.com/architecture/henning-larsen-prague-central-station-novy-hlavak-czech-republic-11-28-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/henning-larsen-prague-central-station-novy-hlavak-czech-republic-11-28-2023/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:05:23 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1032822

renovating prague central station, henning larsen will unify three transit hubs beneath a sculptural timber roof structure.

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napow jacket made of synthetic fibers and eco-leather is designed for on-the-go napping https://www.designboom.com/design/loris-dadda-napow-jacket-on-the-go-napping-08-26-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/loris-dadda-napow-jacket-on-the-go-napping-08-26-2023/#respond Sat, 26 Aug 2023 12:15:35 +0000 Loris Dadda https://www.designboom.com/?p=1012148

catch a nap during your daily commute with the napow jacket!

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elon musk and his boring company receive city council thumbs up to expand vegas loop https://www.designboom.com/technology/elon-musk-boring-company-vegas-loop-expansion-city-council-approval-08-03-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/elon-musk-boring-company-vegas-loop-expansion-city-council-approval-08-03-2023/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:15:58 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1008630

the las vegas city council approves the plan is to create a 68-mile system for the las vegas valley which would cross downtown las vegas hotels and area 15, to name a few.

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morphosis brings a new transportation hub and station to vigo, spain https://www.designboom.com/architecture/morphosis-vialia-vigo-intermodal-station-spain-06-29-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/morphosis-vialia-vigo-intermodal-station-spain-06-29-2023/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:45:58 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1001677

the project negotiates the mountainous coastal terrain and brings a train station, mall, and public plaza to vigo.

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henning larsen’s ‘smyril line’ ferry terminal will be a luminous beacon for faroe islands https://www.designboom.com/architecture/smyril-line-ferry-terminal-henning-larsen-faroe-islands-06-15-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/smyril-line-ferry-terminal-henning-larsen-faroe-islands-06-15-2023/#respond Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:01:00 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=998887

linking denmark, the faroe islands, and iceland, the terminal will take shape with a fluid form and rhythmic timber structure.

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foster + partners and arup to design california stations for USA’s first high speed rail https://www.designboom.com/architecture/foster-partners-arup-central-valley-california-stations-first-high-speed-rail-04-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/foster-partners-arup-central-valley-california-stations-first-high-speed-rail-04-05-2023/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:15:13 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=980667

california high-speed rail is currently under construction, and the team hopes to complete the first operable line between 2030 and 2033.

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old public bus in japan transforms into mobile sauna to travel across hyogo prefecture https://www.designboom.com/design/old-public-bus-mobile-sauna-japan-sabus-03-31-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/old-public-bus-mobile-sauna-japan-sabus-03-31-2023/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 10:50:30 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=979580

introducing the ‘sabus’ mobile sauna   Osaka-based architecture firm OSTR has teamed up with Japanese start-up Sauna Ikitai to transform an old bus into a mobile sauna that travels around Hyogo Prefecture. The vehicle, named ‘Sabus,’ combines the renovated bus and a newly installed bathtub, while the confinement and new layout of the space allow […]

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