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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BMW'S ROLLING WORKS OF ART                                       Source: BMW & Mehretu Art For 50 years, BMW has been choosing top global artists like Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons to use a BMW as a canvas and create a work of art to showcase innovation, creativity and automobiles This year, an international panel of museum directors and curators unanimously selected world-renowned, Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu, who specializes in highly innovative abstract art, to paint a BMW M Hybrid V8 as BMW's latest Art Car Mehretu is known for big scale, highly intricate abstract landscapes that incorporate images of art, history & current news The plug-in hybrid M, that's all about top speeds of 200 mph, 640 hp, 479 ft-lbs of torque & 8200 rpm, will be competing at the 2024 24 Hour-LeMans

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BMW'S ROLLING WORKS OF ART                                       Source: BMW & Mehretu Art For 50 years, BMW has been choosing top global artists like Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons to use a BMW as a canvas and create a work of art to showcase innovation, creativity and automobiles This year, an international panel of museum directors and curators unanimously selected world-renowned, Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu, who specializes in highly innovative abstract art, to paint a BMW M Hybrid V8 as BMW's latest Art Car Mehretu is known for big scale, highly intricate abstract landscapes that incorporate images of art, history & current news The plug-in hybrid M, that's all about top speeds of 200 mph, 640 hp, 479 ft-lbs of torque & 8200 rpm, will be competing at the 2024 24 Hour-LeMans

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane WORLD'S 1st LEGAL FLYING CAR Source:  ALEF Aeronautics For the 1st time in history, a flying car - ALEF by California's Alef Aeronautics - has been given permission to fly by the US government The eVTOL has received a special Airworthiness Certification from the FAA Because of the breakthrough nature of flying cars, the Certification does limit the purpose and locations of Alef flights Key details on Alef: Fully electric power system Road range:  200 miles Flying range: 110 miles Operations:  Vertical take-off and landing Carries 1 or 2 people Spherical passenger cabin inside a box wing-byplane frame Significant pre-orders:  440 in Q4 2022 Cost:  $300,000 Pipeline:  Model Z with air range of 200 miles, driving range of 400 miles and at an incredible price of $35,000. CANCER VACCINES - THE "NEXT BIG

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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   D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane WORLD'S 1st LEGAL FLYING CAR Source:  ALEF Aeronautics For the 1st time in history, a flying car - ALEF by California's Alef Aeronautics - has been given permission to fly by the US government The eVTOL has received a special Airworthiness Certification from the FAA Because of the breakthrough nature of flying cars, the Certification does limit the purpose and locations of Alef flights Key details on Alef: Fully electric power system Road range:  200 miles Flying range: 110 miles Operations:  Vertical take-off and landing Carries 1 or 2 people Spherical passenger cabin inside a box wing-byplane frame Significant pre-orders:  440 in Q4 2022 Cost:  $300,000 Pipeline:  Model Z with air range of 200 miles, driving range of 400 miles and at an incredible price of $35,000. CANCER VACCINES - THE "NEXT BI

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane NEW AIRCRAFT LOOKS LIKE A FLYING SAUCER                                            Source:  Shenzhen UFO Science & Technology China has created a first-of-its-kind aircraft that is as close as you can get to a UFO-flying saucer Key details: eVTOL - takes-off and lands vertically Developed by researchers at Beihang University and Northwestern Polytechnical University Built by Shenzhen UFO Science & Technology Company Powered by ducted fan structure with 12 propellers that surround the pilot in the aircraft Design said to maximize stability and  safety with equally distributed propulsion Top speed: 31 mph Altitude:  200 meters or 656 feet Flight time/range:  15 minutes Autopilot can be used to take you where you want to go Amphibious - lands on water or on land Has obtained global invention patents Primar