Zipline, a company specialising in autonomous drone delivery systems, announced on Friday that it had just completed one million paid commercial drone deliveries to customers. The company, headquartered San Francisco, has developed and operates its own autonomous drones which have now flown more than 70 million commercial miles across four continents and delivered more than […] The post 1 Million Deliveries by Autonomous Drone appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

World of Volvo, the Swedish vehicle manufacturer’s new cultural experience centre, opens in Gothenburg on Sunday (14th April). The centrepiece of World of Volvo is 4,500 square metres of exhibition space, carefully designed to showcase Volvo’s innovations and commitment to “omtanke” – consideration – emphasising safety and the well-being of people. It features some of […] The post World of Volvo opens this week appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

Everybody, especially grown-up and young kids, loves scale models*. That’s everything from large radio-controlled model aircraft and ships – through detailed model cars, trucks, Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV), figures, space & sci-fi, scenes & dioramas – to elaborate model railways in all gauges down to tiny z-scale. There are whole worlds in miniature on display […] The post UK Scale Model Shows in 2024 appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

A new display of ‘Jolly Roger’ flags flown by Royal Navy submarines is launched today (27/03/2024) at The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport. It will expand the museum’s previous collection of Jolly Rogers by including the earliest known surviving example and the museum’s newest acquisition, a Jolly Roger from HMS Thorough. The Jolly Roger is […] The post New ‘Jolly Roger’ display at the Submarine Museum, Gosport appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

The London Canal Museum (LCM) has launched its new summer season of canal boat trips on the Regent’s canal. Booking is open now and the trips start on 28th March. This is the museum’s second season of trips made possible by a collaboration with the nearby Angel Community Canal Boat Trust (ACCT) who have been […] The post London Canal Museum Narrow Boat Trips in 2024 appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

Ever wondered just how busy your street is? Telraam is a clever technical initiative that enables ordinary residents to gather data on the traffic passing their window. The Telraam sensor continuously monitors a street from a citizen’s window, providing crucial data on various types of transport, including motorised vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, and more. It can […] The post DIY Road Traffic Monitoring for Citizens appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

Hagerty’s Festival of the Unexceptional (FOTU) celebrates its 10-year anniversary at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire on Saturday 27th July. I didn’t know there was such a thing, but I love the way it gently sends itself up! Festival of the Unexceptional, a show dedicated to great everyday classic cars, was launched by Hagerty in 2014 and […] The post Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional celebrates 10-years of mundane motors appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

The Normandy Victory Museum, sub-titled the Musée de la Bataille des Haies (Battle of the Hedgerows Museum) is quite a large museum (2,000 m²) and is definitely worth a visit, especially around lunchtime, because it also has a large brasserie restaurant split into a bistro and pizzeria. In fact, the spacious site, wedged between the […] The post Review: Normandy Victory Museum appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

A new photographic exhibition, Echoes of the Blitz: Underground shelters in Ukraine and London, is opening at the London Transport Museum tomorrow (Fri 1st March 2024). The exhibition compares and contrasts 70 wartime images taken almost 80 years apart in the Tube stations of London and the Metro Stations of Ukraine. The clothes may be […] The post New Photo Exhibition of Underground Stations being used as Bomb Shelters – Then and Now appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more

This is a bit of fun. What if the world’s most famous fashion houses muscled their way into the automobile industry? How would their distinctive house styles emerge on four wheels? Of course, in real life many of the world’s top fashion designers have been invited to collaborate on design projects with motor manufacturers in […] The post If Fashion Houses built Automobiles… appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more