TechCrunch walked the floors of CES 2024 to find all the interesting transportation tech. Here are the biggest trends we spotted.
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NASA unveils its revolutionary X-59 Quesst ‘quiet’ supersonic jet (photos, video)
“The first A in NASA stands for aeronautics. And we’re all about groundbreaking aerospace innovation,” Melroy said. “The X-59 proudly continues this legacy, representing the forefront of technology driving aviation forward.”
NASA’s latest X-plane (‘X’ for “experimental”) is the culmination of decades of research and involved radically different manufacturing approaches including new augmented reality systems, robotic drilling and 3D modeling techniques.
“This isn’t just an airplane, this is an X-plane,” Melroy added. “It’s the manifestation of a collaborative genius.”
Solar-powered airship will circle the world non-stop without fuel
Zero-emissions long-distance aviation is absolutely possible… Provided you’re not in a hurry. Solar Airship One will take 20 days to fly all the way around the equator, some 40,000 km (~25,000 miles), in a single zero-emissions hop.
The 151-m (495-ft)-long airship will have its entire upper surface covered in solar film – some 4,800 square meters (51,700 sq ft) of it, or about nine-tenths of an NFL football field for those of you who prefer the standard units.
By day, the solar panels will run the airship’s electric propulsion systems, while also banking up extra power for the overnight haul by electrolyzing water into hydrogen. By night, the hydrogen will run through a fuel cell, providing the juice to keep going.
AI Hype – LG CES New AI Buzzwords and a Future Self-Driving Concept Car
Prototypes, slideware and vaporware is easy. LG showed a cool prototype self driving concept car at CES 2024. There was also new AI marketing buzzwords and AI promises.
The concept car has swiveling seats so that passengers can look at any direction. There were also great LG screens to immerse passengers with video.
Real AI is emerging this year but there will also be a lot of AI Hype.
Elysian Aircraft redefines electric air travel with 90-passenger plane
Elysian Aircraft’s revolutionary design challenges electric aviation norms, presenting a 90-passenger plane with an 800-kilometer range, reshaping the future of sustainable air travel.
Breaking barriers in aviation! Elysian Aircraft unveils plans for a game-changing 90-passenger electric plane, pushing the boundaries of eco-friendly flight.
World’s first hydrogen-powered vertical takeoff and landing aircraft debuts
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.
NASA plans to unveil experimental X-59 supersonic jet on January 12
The cutting-edge plane aims to generate a 75 decibel ‘sonic thump’ instead of a sonic boom.
Zeiss brings holograms to the mass market
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.