Innovation

Volvo Life Paint comes under fire while freebies fly off the shelves

Temporary reflective coating criticised as “victim blaming”

Concealed Carrie women’s cycling top packs a deadly secret — a handgun pocket

But is packing heat on a ride such a good idea?

Sub-1kg high security bike lock seeks funding on Kickstarter

Composite band claimed to resist cable cutters, bolt croppers and hacksaws

Spinlister & Van Moof team up for radical new hire bike system

No municipal ownership, no docking stations, no corporate sponsorship - it's the anti-Boris Bike

Video: “World’s first highway speed bike” launches on Kickstarter

But is Raht Racer an e-bike or a compact electric car?

Driverless car transition period poses major challenges says Commons transport committee

Owning a driverless vehicle may also bring new obligations

New Tech: Colorado company Voormi reveals game-changing single layer fabric

Single layer fabric is completely weatherproof thanks to a revolutionary construction process

Amsterdam plans underwater bike parks

Floating bike parks also on the cards as city looks to meet huge cycle parking demand

Video: The crash avoidance mobile app designed to protect cyclists

Developers are looking to raise funding via Indiegogo

Improved road maintenance needed for driverless cars says expert

But questions remain as to how such vehicles would interact with pedestrians and cyclists

Video: Tokyo’s subterranean robot cycle parking facility

Mechanical arm grabs bikes and carries them underground

Live footage from on-bike cameras to feature at Track World Championships

All bikes in selected events will feature a camera

Government to review driverless vehicle rules to ensure UK becomes leader in driverless tech

Industry now allowed to test driverless cars on UK roads

Driverless vehicle trial gets underway in London – but could it affect space for cycling? (+ video)

Greenwich joins Bristol and Coventry/Milton Keynes in trialling new technology

Could this mindreading bike helmet help justify new cycle infrastructure?

MindRider cycle helmet tracks and records stress levels

Video: Jaguar bike detection system taps driver on the shoulder

Tactile feedback & directional sounds warn of approaching cyclist

Low-cost bike detector could revolutionise city planning

Expensive traffic counters could be replaced by hundreds of simple boxes

Bespoked returns to Bristol this year – tickets on sale now (+ gallery)

Show spreads across two venues, events include Handmade Cycling Goods and Design Show, and Constructors’ Challenge

Crashed? Ridersmate uses GPS & mobile phone tech to call for help

Device aimed at solo riders launches funding campaign on Kickstarter

Netherlands government launches ‘intelligent bicycle’

Electric prototype features radar, cameras and a vibrating seat

Frameblock – a lock that’s part of the bike

Continues trend for designing integrated bike locks

Video: Charge Bikes boys race a Swiss castle (& Philippe Gilbert) at Red Bull Velodux

Alternative cyclo-cross in spectacular setting

Smartphone app launched to help improve Glasgow’s cycle network

Android and iOS users will be able to upload details of their rides to Future City Glasgow open data website

Boffins turn to supercomputers to design a better helmet

Standard design "fails to offer adequate protection during ‘oblique’ impacts" says researcher

Edinburgh students use Google Glass to assess cyclists’ stress levels

Researchers developing smartphone app based on findings and hope to build confidence among nervous riders

The folding electric bike that fits inside a backpack (+ video)

Impossible Technology looking for backers via Kickstarter

30 volunteers begin the race to become pilot of the world’s fastest human powered vehicle

University of Liverpool team aiming to build the world’s fastest human powered vehicle

30 volunteers begin the race to become pilot of the world’s fastest human powered vehicle

University of Liverpool team aiming to build the world’s fastest human powered vehicle

Cycle path that generates energy from sunlight opens in Netherlands (+ video)

SolaRoad pilot scheme generates enough power for three homes - and could eventually appear on roads

Glow-in-the-dark road markings coming to UK after Netherlands tests?

Luminescent lines like "going through a fairy tale," says designer