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Japan’s fledgeling eVTOL sector appears to be led by a company called Cartivator, started as a side project by a group of Toyota employees and indeed funded by Toyota to the tune of 40 million yen, or US$354,000. The group was responsible for NEC’s wob… Continue reading SkyDrive claims Japan’s first manned multirotor flight
REE’s quiet plans for world automotive industry domination are coming along quite nicely, thank you. This Israeli company’s revolutionary approach to vehicle development upends all traditional approaches and offers some huge advantages moving into the … Continue reading REE showing progress in its mission to upend the automotive industry
Mate Rimac is one of the most important single figures in the electric car revolution. Not only is he building what will be the fastest-accelerating production car of all time in the barnstorming 1,914-horsepower Rimac C_Two, he also joins Elon Musk as… Continue reading Interview: Mate Rimac, Croatia’s answer to Elon Musk
We saw the renders last month, and now, since there are no auto shows to roll it out at, Hyundai has made an online debut for its rather charming Prophecy concept. Styled to echo the Art Deco era, it foresees a world where joysticks replace the steerin… Continue reading A closer look at Hyundai’s joystick-controlled Prophecy EV concept
Autonomous Systems researchers at ETH Zurich have demonstrated another drone capable of flying and hovering in any orientation, this time with higher efficiency. It’s extraordinary to watch its 12 coaxial rotors twisting and turning in flight.Continue … Continue reading Coaxial tilt-rotor drone hovers smoothly in any orientation
Boutique motorcycle builder Vyrus has always loved its hub-steered super-naked motorcycles, and its latest 202-horsepower Ducati-powered beast is probably its most aesthetically challenging to date. Meet the Alyen 988, fresh out of Rimini, Italy.Contin… Continue reading Vyrus returns with 202-horsepower, Ducati-powered Alyen motorcycle
Braking is one of the toughest skills to learn on a motorcycle. Get into most cars, and it’s pretty simple. Stomp big pedal, car stop. Bikes, as any rider knows, are much more complex. There are two brake levers, each with its own way to kill you.Conti… Continue reading BrakeBuTT gives nearly any motorcycle adjustable linked braking
This eVTOL air taxi design looks like a weird helicopter/plane hybrid, but it’s the safest of all the eVTOL designs we’ve ever seen, and it has another killer advantage in that it requires no special certification. That’s huge news in the emerging 3D c… Continue reading Jaunt’s ROSA gyrodyne: The first eVTOL air taxi that actually looks safe
Motorcycle companies have given us some magnificently silly model designations over the years. The Yamaha Empty One and Tedium spring to mind. Then there’s the Honda Dullville, the BMW K1200 Arse Port, and the Suzuki Intruder and Gladys, while France c… Continue reading Honda CBF designing a V4 superbike, so it’s released this CB-F concept
Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis is the latest car company to launch a new car online in this post-apocalyptic world, with its surprisingly pleasing lack of giant motor shows. We’re delighted to say we didn’t have to sit through a single minute of stage-… Continue reading Genesis launches its G80 flagship luxury sedan