Having recently just been awarded the Concept of the Year Award by Autocar the Saab Aero X has obviously already turned a few heads.
And with seek styling such as this, should we be surprised?
Featuring an innovative wrap around windscreen, turbine wheels and an interior that resembles that of a fighter …

This pod-like contraption reminds us of the sort of devices you see in starships that serve to hold the crew in stasis whilst they are flung to the far reaches of space, and for that reason alone, we like it.
However, you won’t be travelling quite that far in this Carbon …

Many countries, including the UK, have recently passed legislation outlawing the use of mobile phones without a hands free set and, whilst many variations of hands free sets are available, this rear-view mirror hands-free speakerphone has to be one of the coolest.
Linking to your mobile phone via a Bluetooth connection …

Of the many future car concepts we have seen of late here at TFTS Towers, the Audi Quattroflex, which has the distinction of winning a “Best Use of Technology Award” at the Interior Motives Design Awards 2006, is certainly one of the most visually striking.
Designed by Alexey Bykov, a student …

Although this device is hardly up there with the likes of other modes of personal transportation previously featured on Thoughts from the Sidelines, such as the remarkable CarterCopter or the tracked, all terrain motorbike concept, it certainly appears to be a rather novel of getting from A to B.
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They say (whoever “they” are) that looks aren’t everything and, whilst I wholly agree with the sentiment, I think most of us have come to the stark conclusion that on the whole this is complete and utter nonsense. For as long as I remember, certainly, it would seem that looks …

We have covered many concepts concerning personal modes of transport in Thoughts from the Sidelines, including a number of Personal Airborne Vehicles – in particular the battle to deliver the first mass produced flying car - but none has quite set my pulses racing like the CarterCopter (though admittedly the …

Speedboats are nice and submersibles, well, they’re nice too – and we have already covered a personal submersible in the pages of Thoughts from the Sidelines. But as impressive as these modes of transportation/exploration are, there can be no doubt that a hybrid between the two is bound to get …