Since there’s no way to drift inside of a driveway, (technically, yet) the image you see above can only be explained in one way: the wheels are moving the car, but they’re not moving “forward” or ...

Canadian commercial driver William Liddiard bet $60,000 of his own money and eight years of work that drivers would interested in a vehicle that moves in any direction. His proof of concept video ...

For some drivers, the ability to parallel park is akin to building a house. They know what they want to achieve and what the final product should look like, but the necessary steps require skills they ...

Omnidirectional wheels are one of the hardy perennials of the world of invention. There seems to be something about the prospect of effortless parallel parking that sets the creative juices of ...

Whether it's by the use of tiny car-lifting robots or totally spherical wheels, the idea of a car that can move effortlessly sidewise is an endlessly appealing one. Parallel parking becomes a dream, ...

Omni-directional wheels that allow cars and other vehicles to go laterally as well as backwards and forwards and even turn 360 degrees have been around for some time. They are mainly used in forklifts ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Omnidirectional wheels ...

Inventor William Liddiard invented a wheel with motorized internal rollers that can rotate a tire horizontally. A car with these wheels can move laterally or even rotate about its axis. Following is a ...

If you've ever wanted to move sideways into and out of a parking spot or have a much smaller turning radius, Liddiard Wheels may soon have your answer. Inventor William Liddiard posted a video of what ...

Omnidirectional wheels are one of the hardy perennials of the world of invention. There seems to be something about the prospect of effortless parallel parking that sets the creative juices of ...

An curved arrow pointing right. If you've ever dreamed of drifting your sedan with the best of them, here's your chance. William Liddiard has created a set of omnidirectional tires, called Liddiard ...

Whether it's by the use of tiny car-lifting robots or totally spherical wheels, the idea of a car than con move effortlessly sidewise is an endlessly appealing one. Parallel parking becomes a dream, ...