Reinventing the Wheel Today’s electric vehicles aren’t terribly different, design-wise, from their combustion engine counterparts — with rare exception, you’re likely to find the motor, transmission, and other drive components all under the hood. Israeli startup REE, however, decided to take a completely different approach to designing EVs — putting everything typically found under the… Continue reading Startup Thinks Its Modular Car Design Is the Future of EVs
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A Physicist and His Son Are 3D-Printing a Full-Scale Lamborghini
Lambo 3D Fifteen years ago, the Motion Picture Association of America released an anti-piracy public service announcement — that has since turned into a meme — aimed at those who illegally downloaded media online. “You wouldn’t steal a car,” a message read during the opening credits of most commercial DVDs at the time. Now, 3D… Continue reading A Physicist and His Son Are 3D-Printing a Full-Scale Lamborghini
Uber Air Offers First Look Inside Its Flying Taxi
Inside Look When you hail an Uber, you never know what to expect from the interior of your ride. In flight, though, the ride-hailing app may serve up a more consistent experience. Uber has been working with French aerospace company Safran to design a bespoke interior for its Uber air taxis, which it hopes to… Continue reading Uber Air Offers First Look Inside Its Flying Taxi
Startup Unveils Freakish-Looking Flying Car With Folding Wings
Turning Heads On Friday, CNET published an exclusive first look at startup New Future Transportation’s flying car, and it is wild. In driving mode, the Aska looks something like what might happen if the Batmobile and a Delorean had a baby. But when it’s time to fly, the car gets even weirder — by unfolding… Continue reading Startup Unveils Freakish-Looking Flying Car With Folding Wings
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flying Car Has a Range of 400 Miles
Skai’s the Limit Massachusetts startup Alaka’i has designed a flying car that the company touts as the “first air mobility vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells” in a flashy announcement video. The big promise: ten times the power of conventional lithium batteries without compromising on carbon emissions. The hydrogen fuel cells give the five-passenger Skai a… Continue reading Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flying Car Has a Range of 400 Miles
This Tiny Electric Car Is Made From 80 Percent Recycled Plastics
Green Light Milan-based design studio Mandalaki recently unveiled the Birò O2, a concept car that puts a sustainable twist on Italian carmaker Estrima’s Birò, a tiny two-seater electric vehicle currently available for sale in Europe. According to Mandalaki, 80 percent of the Birò O2’s parts are made from recycled plastics, a higher percentage than any other… Continue reading This Tiny Electric Car Is Made From 80 Percent Recycled Plastics
Bird Announces Monthly Scooter Subscription Service
Personal Scooting The electric scooter company Bird just unveiled a new subscription service: instead of hunting for an available unit and paying to activate it, customers can pay a monthly fee to get access to their own scooter for a full month. The new subscription service, currently available only in San Francisco and Barcelona, may… Continue reading Bird Announces Monthly Scooter Subscription Service
Autonomous Scooter Uses AI to Learn Your Favorite Routes
A Smarter Last Mile UK-based design agency Layer has teamed up with Chinese electric car maker Nio to create a smart scooter that can learn where you want to go. Once “Pal” learns your preferred routes, the smart scooter can autonomously take you to your destination. On its website, Layer calls the scooter a “near-future prototype” that “embraces… Continue reading Autonomous Scooter Uses AI to Learn Your Favorite Routes
A Hacker Says He Can Kill Your Car’s Engine While You’re Driving
Car Hacks A hacker recently demonstrated that he could access two popular vehicle-monitoring apps that let him monitor where the cars were located, access drivers’ private information, and even kill the engines remotely. The hack targeted two apps, iTrack and ProTrack, that companies can use to monitor their fleets of vehicles, according to Motherboard. The attack, which… Continue reading A Hacker Says He Can Kill Your Car’s Engine While You’re Driving
Hackers Are Reprogramming Lime Scooters to Make Sexual Comments
R-Rated App The electric scooter company Lime’s ongoing trial period in Brisbane, Australia isn’t going so great, according to Gizmodo — at least eight scooters have been pulled from the streets because hackers replaced the usual audio messages with sexually explicit comments. All things considered, hacking scooters to make sexual comments is a fairly benign prank.… Continue reading Hackers Are Reprogramming Lime Scooters to Make Sexual Comments