Innovation

No road traffic incidents so far on Britain’s first cyclist-friendly ‘turbo roundabout’

Bedford roundabout wins award for best sustainable transport solution

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Urban cycle route planning app comes to the UK

App covers more than 50 UK towns and cities

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Video: Bone-conduction headphones for cyclists which ensure you can still hear traffic

Headphones clip to a cycling helmet and play through your cheekbones

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Mechanical doping – the pro cycling story that won’t go away

Fresh claims ahead of Tour de France that one rider's representative approached electric assist bike maker

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Garmin launch new Varia radar system + remote controlled lighting

Rear-facing radar will warn you of approaching cars, and warn cars by changing the light intensity

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The bike-mounted gizmo that projects signals on a cyclist’s back

The Cyclee app will also allow the creation of custom symbols

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Ford rolling out tech that helps drivers “see round corners”

Motor giant providing 180-degree cameras that enable motorists to check if the coast is clear

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Video: McBike – McDonald’s drive thru packaging for cyclists

Trials run in Denmark and Colombia, but no plans for the UK at present

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Graeme Obree on the spotlight, coming out of his Gerry Rafferty phase, and why he doesn’t own a bath any more

Interview with the Flying Scotsman ahead of the film Premiere of Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree's Story

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Cyclehack: 27 cities around the world come together to brainstorm this weekend

The second year of the mass brainstorming event has spread to Istanbul, New York, Chennai, and London

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Claims Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Hour bike illegal & he got favourable treatment rejected

UCI says bike and equipment complied with rules, GB coach says Alex Dowsett would have got help if he'd asked

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Traffic light heat sensors and cyclist radar tech unveiled in London today – could boost cycling capacity by 12 per cent says TfL

Low level cycle traffic lights given blanket DfT approval for London, it was announced today

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Video: Cycling and walking come together as Dutchman invents treadmill bike

Bruin Bergmeester sits down to work all day, so didn't fancy getting in the saddle ... then he had an idea

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Video: Could augmented reality make urban cycling easier and safer?

Future Cities Catapult research project proposes five ways technology could improve urban cycling

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New HGV downlighters could illuminate blind spots for cyclists

But very few haulage companies are investing in new technology that could keep cyclists safe

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Video: Hungarian hoverbike takes its first manned flight

The Flike can be manoeuvred like a helicopter and hover for 15-20 minutes

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British Cycling using drone technology to try to give BMX riders Olympic edge (+ video)

National team partners with defence contractor BAE Sytems in groundbreaking initiative

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Bicycle postal delivery service trials first post box in Bristol

Velopost is installing a public post box in the city's tourism office on the waterfront

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Cycle light entrepreneur makes more than £1m in sales this year with innovative light

Student had idea after fatal crash and turned it into thriving business

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70m of Dutch solar powered cycle path can power an entire household

Experiment into solar cycle paths has worked even better than expected, say engineers

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Google to test purpose-built driverless vehicle on California roads

Sole road incident involving a Google car happened when it was in manual mode being driven by a member of staff

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Para-cycling champ Colin Lynch crowdfunding £8k prosthetic leg for Rio 2016 (+ video)

Irish rider says current leg leaves him in pain due to poor fit and new one would help him compete better

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Waltham Forest Mini Holland scheme the first to break ground – and it’s ahead of schedule

But other schemes under threat

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Google patent reveals how driverless cars recognise hand signals

Brush up on your arm-waving, automatic cars are a-coming

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Thief tracking pedals hit $50,000 funding target in just 24 hours

Connected Cycle Pedal will also collect and upload ride data without ever needing a charge

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Kickstarter funding sought for bike periscope

Pedi-Scope helps you see what's ahead on road - without having to look up

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The Virtue Pedalist – a tricycle with a motor designed to be used in bike lanes

Pedal and battery powered vehicle can also accommodate a passenger

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Is the Babel Bike the safest bike ever made?

Crispin Sinclair creation which features roll bars and a seatbelt has been tested against a 38-tonne truck

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Disc brakes to appear in pro peloton this year

UCI & WFSGI announce test program in 2015 and 2016 seasons

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Video: New virtual reality tool brings zombies to cycle training

Widerun is a bike trainer that connects to a virtual reality headset

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