The two-seat BMW Skytop roadster has entered production and will be limited to 50-units worldwide, but unfortunately (or fortunately), all of them have been sold. Power comes from a twin-turbocharged 4.4L V8 engine making 625 hp, enabling it to hit 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds.
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is planned to launch at 9:06 a.m. PDT on Monday, Oct. 14, with additional windows through Nov. 6 should there be any issues, atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A. It will fly by Jupiter’s watery moon 49 times, coming as close as 16 miles from the surface as it searches for ingredients of life.
From the outside, this 2020 RAM ProMaster 1500 looks like any other cargo van you see delivering packages, but open its sliding door, and you’ll see that it has been converted into a cozy home of sorts. Sure, it’s not as luxurious as the Romotow T8, but this van will certainly get the job done when living on the road.
Engineered Arts’ Azi desktop AI robot reacted to a video of itself conversing with Ameca, and some interesting takes ensued. To sum everything up, Azi only used the script as a guide like human actors in a film, but his expressions were genuine.
Jump Aero’s JA1 Pulse may be years away from regulatory approval, while the Jetson ONE has just completed the world’s first single-seat eVTOL freestyle flight. Priced from $120,000+, operating the Jetson ONE is akin to driving a car, but doing so in the sky, thanks to its simplified controls.