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Jan 11, 2024

World’s first hydrogen-powered vertical takeoff and landing aircraft debuts

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Sirius Jet, the world’s first hydrogen VTOL aircraft, redefines aviation with zero-emission travel, cutting-edge design, and strategic collaborations for a sustainable future.


Embark on a journey into the future of aviation with Sirius Jet, the groundbreaking hydrogen VTOL aircraft, merging innovation, sustainability, and style.

Jan 10, 2024

NASA plans to unveil experimental X-59 supersonic jet on January 12

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The cutting-edge plane aims to generate a 75 decibel ‘sonic thump’ instead of a sonic boom.

Jan 10, 2024

Zeiss brings holograms to the mass market

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While already deployed for the likes of NASA and ESA for several years, Zeiss’ hologram-generating Multifunctional Smart Glass technology is only now gearing up for mass production. The results could be interesting.

Zeiss’s Multifunctional Smart Glass has been a core and expensive bespoke component of space missions for some years now, the tech having been developed primarily for deployment with the likes of NASA and ESA that can afford it for mission-critical uses. Calling what it results in a hologram is a bit of a cheat — these images don’t float free on their own; instead, they’re generated within a thin, transparent layer sandwiched between glass sheets to which ultra-high-precision optics are attached.

Still, the effect is convincing. The image layer is 92% transparent. Zeiss reckons the holographic functionality can turn any glass surface (windows of buildings, transparent screens, side windows of vehicles, etc) into an on-demand communication screen.

Jan 10, 2024

China pioneers in transforming EVs into mobile batteries

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China is taking a new innovation to trial.


China’s innovative move: trials for a two-way charging system in major cities next year. Explore how electric vehicles might soon support the grid.

Jan 10, 2024

Volkswagen Bringing Back Buttons, Knob After Touchscreen Complaints

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Volkswagen is bringing back physical buttons and control switches to its new batch of cars after customer complaints.

Jan 9, 2024

Honda debuts new global EV series, Honda Zero, coming in 2026

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Honda Zero includes two concepts: the sleek, sedan-like Saloon, and a boxier big-booty van-thing called the Space-Hub.

Honda announced a new global electric vehicle series, dubbed Honda Zero, presenting it as an antidote to the recent trend of “thick, heavy” EVs seen on the road today.


Honda released two concepts for its new Honda Zero series.

Jan 9, 2024

Amazon, Microsoft and Google are opening Saudi Arabia HQ’s

Posted by in categories: economics, government, transportation

There was a flurry of activity towards the end of the year as large corporations look to establish local HQs. Other firms that have recently received such licenses are Airbus SE, Oracle Corp. and Pfizer Inc.

Saudi Arabia announced the new rules for state contracts in February 2021, saying it wanted to limit ‘economic leakage’ — a term used by the government for state spending that can benefit firms that don’t have a substantial presence in the country.

A key part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic agenda has been to limit some of the billions in spending by the government and Saudi citizens that leave the country each year. Government officials want to stop giving contracts to international firms who only fly executives in and out of the kingdom.

Jan 9, 2024

You’ll be able to buy this flying car for $190k in 2024

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California-based startup Opener has been developing eVTOLs since 2011, when founder Marcus Leng flew a proof-of-concept aircraft that he had constructed himself (using wooden chopsticks as part of the build).


Startup Pivotal has unveiled the Helix eVTOL, a one-seater aircraft it plans to begin selling for $190,000 in 2024.

Jan 8, 2024

Experts Alarmed After Large Piece Blows Off Boeing 737 Mid-Flight

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Following a door panel being ripped off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 midflight, US regulators are investigating 171 potentially affected planes.

Jan 7, 2024

The hubless electric motorcycle with sci-fi style and a great name

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Verge Motorcycles’ 360-degree sensors could make the wild TS Ultra safer than anything else on two wheels.

Modern cars are riddled with sensors looking in every direction, most taxed with one simple duty: keep you safe.


All those cameras aren’t cheap.

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