Important Innovations

  JetX & Node Air Partnership                                                  Source:  Node Air Brand New Way to Travel Two Florida-based innovation companies, JetX and Node Air, are developing a unique transportation system involving detachable pods that connect to air and ground vehicles.  Here are the pertinent facts: A unique new form of integrated air and ground travel that is autonomous Ground transportation is provided by a passenger pod on an EV chassis that drives to the customer's location to pick them up The EV chassis has its own autonomous driving system, sensors, electric motors, batteries and steering Passenger is driven to a take-off point where an autonomous drone is waiting EV chassis releases the passenger pod and the drone secures the pod from above it Drone, with its own autonomous, aviation system flies the passenger to their destination, where another land chassis takes them to their final destination such as a hotel Travel system is designed for maximum

  JetX & Node Air Partnership                                                  Source:  Node Air Brand New Way to Travel Two Florida-based innovation companies, JetX and Node Air, are developing a unique transportation system involving detachable pods that connect to air and ground vehicles.  Here are the pertinent facts: A unique new form of integrated air and ground travel that is autonomous Ground transportation is provided by a passenger pod on an EV chassis that drives to the customer's location to pick them up The EV chassis has its own autonomous driving system, sensors, electric motors, batteries and steering Passenger is driven to a take-off point where an autonomous drone is waiting EV chassis releases the passenger pod and the drone secures the pod from above it Drone, with its own autonomous, aviation system flies the passenger to their destination, where another land chassis takes them to their final destination such as a hotel Travel system is designed for maximum

  Classic Toyota Sports Cars Fueled With Hydrogen                                                  Source:  Toyota Hydrogen Powered Combustion Engines Toyota is leading the way among global automakers in the experimental use of hydrogen to fuel even combustion engines in several of its classic cars.  Here are the pertinent facts: Two, iconic 1980's Corolla Sport AE86's combustion engines have been converted to run on electricity and hydrogen in a classic restomod Toyota says the AE86's original 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine needed just a "few modifications" to run on hydrogen The AE86 is a pure EV with a battery pack from a Prius plug-in and an electric motor from a Tundra hybrid's powertrain Most EVs power the wheels directly but Toyota directly connected the motor to the EVs 5-speed manual transmission to keep the feel of a sports car Other Toyota hydrogen projects include a V8 with Yamaha, hydrogen powered semi-trucks and a concept car, Corolla Cross Toyota b

  Classic Toyota Sports Cars Fueled With Hydrogen                                                  Source:  Toyota Hydrogen Powered Combustion Engines Toyota is leading the way among global automakers in the experimental use of hydrogen to fuel even combustion engines in several of its classic cars.  Here are the pertinent facts: Two, iconic 1980's Corolla Sport AE86's combustion engines have been converted to run on electricity and hydrogen in a classic restomod Toyota says the AE86's original 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine needed just a "few modifications" to run on hydrogen The AE86 is a pure EV with a battery pack from a Prius plug-in and an electric motor from a Tundra hybrid's powertrain Most EVs power the wheels directly but Toyota directly connected the motor to the EVs 5-speed manual transmission to keep the feel of a sports car Other Toyota hydrogen projects include a V8 with Yamaha, hydrogen powered semi-trucks and a concept car, Corolla Cross Toyota b

  Flyboard Air is the World's Smallest Jet Aircraft Source:  Zapata Flying Free on a Hoverboard Pertinent facts on unique aviation technology - Flyboard Air, flying hoverboard: Invented by world famous "Flying Man" entrepreneur Franky Zapata of France who holds the Guinness World Record for the farthest flight on a hoverboard and is an award-winning jet ski racer Flyboard Air is essentially 5 jet engines attached to a hoverboard Flyboard Air can fly to an altitude of 10,000 feet Speeds of up to 110 mph Powered by 5 jet turbine engines Flown and controlled by single hand control Maximum flight time is ten minutes Noteworthy global aviation achievement as Flyboard Air is the world's smallest jet engine aircraft Flyboard Air has flown at numerous F1 races, the Les Mans 24 Hours and the 100th anniversary of the Marseille-Provence Airport in France Exciting prototype personal flying machine that Zapata continues to develop and push forward for possible production. 

  Flyboard Air is the World's Smallest Jet Aircraft Source:  Zapata Flying Free on a Hoverboard Pertinent facts on unique aviation technology - Flyboard Air, flying hoverboard: Invented by world famous "Flying Man" entrepreneur Franky Zapata of France who holds the Guinness World Record for the farthest flight on a hoverboard and is an award-winning jet ski racer Flyboard Air is essentially 5 jet engines attached to a hoverboard Flyboard Air can fly to an altitude of 10,000 feet Speeds of up to 110 mph Powered by 5 jet turbine engines Flown and controlled by single hand control Maximum flight time is ten minutes Noteworthy global aviation achievement as Flyboard Air is the world's smallest jet engine aircraft Flyboard Air has flown at numerous F1 races, the Les Mans 24 Hours and the 100th anniversary of the Marseille-Provence Airport in France Exciting prototype personal flying machine that Zapata continues to develop and push forward for possible production.   For mo

  Big Electric SUV                                                  Source:  Kia EV 9 Goes Into Production 1st Half of 2023 Here are the key details on the new Kia EV 9 electric SUV: First Kia EV with Level 3 autonomous driving Big electric SUV with 3 rows of seating Boxy vehicle with spacious interior Uses the same E-GMP platform as the Kia EV 6 Driving range of 300 miles on a charge Takes less than 30 minutes to recharge up to 350-Kw Starting price estimated at $50,000, which is lower than other EVs with three rows of seating First Kia with new HDP system of autonomous driving After the EV 9, Kia EVs will be equipped with the HDP, Level 3 autonomous driving system  EV 9 will be offered in the US, but first models may not deploy Level 3 driving because of US regulations. Level 3 driving requires the driver to take control of the wheel only in emergency situations like an impending accident.