Innovation

A recycled paper bike comes to Kickstarter

In another example of a bizarre, but potentially brilliant bicycle Kickstarter, the Mexican Urban GC1 has sustainability at its core

Scarf that includes anti-air pollution mask and monitoring app comes to market

French start-up Wair will showcase product at CES 2017 in Las Vegas this week

Boardman Performance Centre gets green light

More than six years in the making, Chris Boardman's dream of professional facilities for all levels of cyclist, will be realised by winter 2017, according to the company

World’s first council-run cargo bike delivery service – Christmas Courier – set to reduce emissions in East London

Innovative East London borough, Waltham Forest, hopes after a two year free trial the scheme will run long-term and become profitable

Google launches Waymo brand for self-driving car project – reveals it has already undertaken public journeys without test drivers (+ video)

Firm will concentrate on self-driving software and will not produce cars

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Delivery droids: friend or foe to cyclists?

New delivery robots in "active service" in Greenwich, could be rolled out across London as early as 2017; but they still need a hand crossing the road

‘Test pilots’ wanted for new heads-up display for cyclists (+ video)

US volunteers only at the minute but firm promises this will expand ‘in the near future’

Guinness World Record for most energy produced on static bikes in an hour

300 people rode 100 static bikes, lighting up the world's tallest building and breaking the Guinness World Record for most energy produced on static bikes in an hour

Video: 9-piece brass band hidden in bus blind spot

Blaze launches video to highlight extent of bus blind spot. Independent research shows Blaze Laserlight increases the visibility of a cyclist to a bus driver by more than 23%

French baker invents a folding baguette – said to be perfect for cyclists

The Baguette du Motard was dreamt up by Nicolas Le Darz, and it’s taken the internet by storm

Northern Pedal-Powerhouse? One of the world’s biggest bicycle makers sets up Global Design Centre in Manchester

India's Hero Cycles has ambitious plans for expansion in Europe

New version of Bike Hub app released

Popular bike-specific satnav app gets a makeover: it's now "quicker and slicker"

Too cold to cycle? Hone your racing strategy with a board game instead

Enthuse even the non-cyclists in your life with some fast-paced strategy

A folding cycle helmet for less than a fiver? What do you make of this year’s James Dyson Award winner? (+ video)

Card helmet uses honeycomb structure which disperses force of an impact

Wave goodbye to the puncture fairy – with tyres that will never get a flat (+ video)

Ever Tire and Nexo Tires are airless - so inventors say you can leave the pump and tyre levers at home

Monkey Lights looking for funding via Kickstarter

You might like to think of them as light-up Spokey-Dokeys

Cargo bike waste collection scheme bids for £25k fund

Pedal Bins is urging supporters to vote for it in the Aviva Community Fund competition to clean up the streets, and turn food waste into energy via an anaerobic digester

CyclePoint helps Cambridge win Station of the Year at National Cycle-Rail Awards

East Midlands Trains and London Borough of Waltham Forest also among the winners at annual event

The Apprentice took on cycling last night – how did it go?

Contestants aim to help bring products from Lumo and Aftershokz to market

Help cyclist become first to cross Antarctica – and win all-wheel-drive fat bike

Aussie adventurer Dr Kate Leeming launches Kickstarter to support first ever cross-Antarctic bike ride

Free e-bike trial to encourage new cycle commuters

Manchester businesses are being offered free e-bike trials to help encourage more employees to try commuting on two wheels

Waltham Forest to double “hugely popular” bike hangars

North London council will double on-street bike hangars as part of £30m Mini Holland scheme

Deliveroo riders consider legal action following Uber ruling

After a landmark case ruling Uber drivers cannot be classed as self-employed and are entitled to a living wage and holiday pay, solicitor firm confirms it is considering a claim on behalf of Deliveroo riders

Video: Blaze Laserlight-Santander Cycles spooky (launch) movie

Jessica Ennis-Hill and a Formula One driver star in spooky 'Blaze Witch Project' to celebrate rollout of Blaze Laserlights across Santander Cycles fleet

Are autonomous tricycles the answer to urban congestion?

Perhaps not yet...

Gazelle partners with Dutch university to develop self-stabilising bike

Prototype makes use of sensors developed to evaluate Team Giant-Alpecin riders’ descending skills

Video: SkunkLock – the bike lock that sprays thieves and makes them vomit

Said to bring about similar symptoms to pepper spray

Self-charging electric folding bike hits funding target

Assistance varies according to battery charge, input from pedals and gradient

Mercedes-Benz chooses drivers in self-driving car safety debate

Drivers lives more important in Mercedes safety debate while Theresa May gives Nissan autonomous vehicles freedom of UK roads and MK sees the country's first self-driving car test