Important Innovations

  World's 1st Aquatic Utility Vehicle                                    Source:  Shadow Six Racing The Typhoon The Typhoon is the world's first aquatic utility vehicle (AUV) or water SUV.  It is the highly innovative invention of West Palm Beach, Florida-based motorsports company Shadow Six Racing.  It's a gas-guzzling UTV water demon.  The very rugged, one-of-a-kind, utility vehicle is designed for both motorsports and defense applications.  Tech Specs & More The unique vehicle weights 2,365 pounds and can carry 3 passengers.  It is powered by twin, 4-cylinder supercharged Yamaha GP 1800 SCHO R engines. The engines are located in 2, custom built carbon composite racing hulls designed like 2 jet skis.  They are built to withstand speeds up to 90 mph in extreme water conditions with superb performance. The body of the vehicle is composed of aerospace grade titanium and carbon fiber. The AUV is 130 feet in length.  It can be purchased for $250,399. The company says it ha

  Competition Convertible is Fast, Powerful and Has Moves Source:  BMW M4 Leaves Competitors in the Dust The new, BMW M4 competition convertible is getting rave review from global automotive experts and writers.  The 4-seat high performance sedan packs 503 hp of speed, agility and power.  Plus, it has classic BMW good looks.  Priced at $87,495.00, the car handles so impressively, some automotive experts are calling it a bargain, with no competitor coming even close with a convertible priced under $100,000.00 Tech Specs The engine in the M4 is called one of the world's greatest.  It's a 3.0-liter, 6-cylinder twin-turbo engine that can hit speeds of 155 mph and accelerate the vehicle from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds. It sends out so much power, the vehicle has 4 tailpipes.  It packs 479 ft-lbs of torque and has very strong, rapid acceleration.  The M4 comes with 8-speed automatic transmission and xDrive all-wheel drive. The M4's agility in handling curvy and tricky roads is sa

  From Spain, the OX Patagonia                                             Source:  OX Motorcycles Inexpensive, Capable e-Motorcycle for City or Off-Roadin g At less than $7200, the new OX Patagonia, electric adventure motorcycle is a rare, inexpensive electric adventure motorcycle.  It's good for city commuting and for off-roading adventures.  The Patagonia has been developed by startup company OX Motorcycles of Madrid, Spain.  For fans of all-terrain adventure bikes, this is a dream come true. Until now, electric, all-terrain motorcycles have been few and far between and very expensive.  This new bike can be ordered and reserved for $260.00 and delivered in September for $7190.00 Tech Specs and Other Features The bike's electric motor, which is housed in the hub of the rear wheel, delivers a peak of 11 kW, continuous power of 6 kW and a peak torque of 37 ft-lb. It is powered by a removeable 72V and 60A battery.  The battery takes 5 hours to recharge in a standard socket.  OX

  New Book on Exciting Travel Vehicles Being Developed Globally                                             Source:  Amazon & Kindle Executive Briefings With Compelling Images Edward Kane's latest book "New Modes of Travel 2020's & 2030's" Part 2 has just been published by Amazon.  It is the sequel and companion book to his recently published "Future Modes of Travel 2020's & 2030's". I co-authored the book with Ed. If you're fascinated by breakthrough new cars, planes, e-bikes, boats, e-scooters and more being developed, these books are for you.  To take a look at New Modes of Travel, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09SDMGYDH&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_A78BM0Z2J9MMNHPY1F43 For a look at Future Modes of Travel, go to  https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08S958SBV&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_XQ06Q3NWK1RDZKB32J7E

Tesla, GM, Ford Charging Ahead with E-Pickups Source:  Tesla Big SUV and Pickup Truck Green Driving Big news.  Tesla's all electric Cybertruck has picked up 200,000 orders in the three days following its launch in Los Angeles.  That's a big deal.  People love the sleek armored truck look and power of the electric muscle truck that is Tesla CEO Elon Musk's pet project.  Engineer Musk made the truck of the same steel he uses at Space X for his rockets. Buyers apparently forgave the faux paus of the bullet proof windows shattering twice when hit by a metallic ball at its debut.  Production on Cybertruck starts in two years.  Prices start at $40,000 and the vehicle has a battery range on the top class model of 500 miles.  Musk has some time to work on the shattered glass of the shatterproof windows. All Electric Pickup Wars GM just announced it will deliver an all electric pickup truck by fall of 2021.  Ford will deliver on an all electric pickup

Japan and China Collaboration Toyota and BYD New E-Cars This is another important milestone in the future of electric vehicles which are zooming to a car dealer near you.  Japan's Toyota and Chinese electric car maker BYD are joining forces.  The deal is to create new batteries to power and develop your new electric vehicle. The two companies are accelerating their push for production of green, zero emissions vehicles. They just announced a new joint venture research project to drive it home in months for retail. Delivery in 2020 Their timeline is impressive. They expect to deliver their new vehicles in 2020.  Included are their electric sedans and low floor SUVs coming to market with the Toyota brand in early 2020. Important news on the future of driving electric.

World's 1st Flying Personal Watercraft All Electric, Combo Boat and Hydrofoil From Australia, new innovation in the form of the world's first personal flying watercraft.  It's all electric, so it doesn't spew any fuel into the water.  Combining features from boats and hydrofoils, the watercraft is able to move above the water surface and provides a smooth, quiet and eco-friendly ride. The Australian inventors say it's a big development beyond electric jet skis.  For a great news blog with more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Flying Personal Watercraft - World First : WaveFlyer - Electric, Combo Boat & Hydrofoil Eco-friendly Summer Fun WaveFlyer is an all electric watercraft that's part boat ...

New Book on Travel Innovations New book by journalist Ed Kane on the future of travel.  Inventions and emerging vehicle innovation for land, sea and air. Important Innovations Collection: "How to Travel in the Future" by Edward Kane : Future of Travel Innovations Flying cars created by Terrafugia are going on sale for consumers to purchase in the United States w...

France Moves Forward On Banning Fossil Fuel Cars by 2040 Big Environmental Move France is taking a major step to make its carbon footprint neutral by 2050 and ban gas and diesel powered vehicles starting in 2040.  This is an important step by a nation to stop climate change and save the environment. For a great news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: France Bans Fossil Fuel Cars by 2040 : Part of French New Mobility Law Source:  Traffic in Paris, Stock Image More Mobility, Less Carbon Dioxide The goal of the government...

Vehicle Armor - As Good As Steel, Half the Weight Source:  NCSU Prof. Afsaneh Rabiei and her Invention CMF New Invention - Composite Metal Foam Engineers at North Carolina State University have invented a composite metal foam (CMF) that is able to stop .50 caliber armor piercing bullets.  The lead inventor is NCSU Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Afsaneh Rabiei.  They've done so by embedding steel spheres inside the steel matrix of the CMF. New Armor Plate for Military Vehicles The new material for bullet proofing is designed for military vehicles.  The invention is as strong and protective as steel but is half the weight.  That will enable designers of military vehicles to make them much lighter. Withstands Rounds at Impact Velocities of 885 mph The foam is placed between a ceramic faceplate and thin aluminum backplate.  The armor is strong enough to absorb 78% of the kinetic energy from .50 caliber armor piercing bullets with an impact velocity of 8

BMW Jaguar Land Rover Partner to Accelerate Development of Electric Cars Source:  BMW Factory in the US The automotive giants are teaming up to accelerate the development and reduce the costs of electric cars.  They're focused on state of the art electric motors, transmissions and power electronics.  For a great news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: BMW Jaguar Innovation Alliance : Jointly Developing Electric Car Parts Source:  BMW Assembly Line Goal: Cut E-Car Costs Jaguar Land Rover and BMW are teaming up to j...

Brain Inspired Control Systems for Self Driving Vehicles DOD Funded Research Led by Boston University's Team of International Scientists The US Department of Defense has funded $7.5 million to an international team of experts in neuroscience, robotics, computer vision, algorithms and control systems to develop the next generation in autonomous driving. The focus is precision control systems and they are utilizing neuroscience to make this happen.  The team is led by a leading expert at Boston University.  For a great news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: Bioinspired Control Systems for Self-Driving Vehic... : New Autonomous Paradigm on the Ground, Underwater, in the Air - Based on Brain Research Source:  Stock Image of the Brain Boston Univ...

Vehicle Intelligence Behind the Wheel Source:  InnovizOneA Dawn of Mass Market Autonomous Cars New vehicle intelligence systems, packing LiDAR and computer vision software, are being touted as enabling the beginning of  mass market, autonomous cars. InnovizOne by Innoviz Technologies, based in Israel, has been cited by CES 2019 as the technology leader in vehicle intelligence systems.  BMW is deploying it in their autonomous vehicles starting in 2021.  For a great news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: Autonomous Driving Toward Mass Markets : Vehicle Intelligence Behind the Wheel Source:  InnovizOne Enabling Mass Commercialization of Self-Driving Cars It's the vehicl...

Ford Wants to Lead in Vehicle 5G Connectivity Source:  Ford's C-V2X G System  Targets 2022 for All of its Latest Vehicles Here's what this means to you.  5G vehicle connectivity will communicate with systems around you, give you instant info on road conditions and infrastructure, pull in 5G networks for data, let you talk and listen to other equipped vehicles, let pedestrians on mobile phones transit where they are and a lot more. There's a lot of important connectivity possibilities in the 5G world.  For a full news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: Ford Vehicles Going 5G : Ford's C-V2X System Source:  Ford C-V2X 5G Total Connectivity for Greater Road Safety Beginning in 2022, Ford is committed to hav...