In this episode, we talk about how Neuralink wants to put chips in people’s heads, how Alauda wants to bring about the age of flying electric vehicles with their Airspeeder, and a joint effort to consider the carbon footprint of high performance processors. As always, you can find these and other interesting &amp; impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.&nbsp;<iframe height="200px" width="100%" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" seamless="" src="https://player.simplecast.com/816a5019-8dcc-44f6-87cf-e4a0b1f91ce6?dark=false" class="fr-draggable" data-lf-form-tracking-inspected-kn9eq4roawkarlvp="true" data-lf-yt-playback-inspected-kn9eq4roawkarlvp="true" data-lf-vimeo-playback-inspected-kn9eq4roawkarlvp="true"></iframe> <h3>EPISODE NOTES</h3>(0:46) -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wevolver.com/article/neuralink-the-company-that-wants-to-put-a-chip-in-your-head" target="_blank">Neuralink</a>Neuralink wants to plant chips in people using a robotic and reversible operation with the goal of eliminating neural related illnesses.&nbsp;(9:25) -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wevolver.com/article/how-evtol-flying-cars-are-made---airspeeder-factory-tour-at-goodwood-speedweek" target="_blank">Airspeeder: The Flying Car</a>Alauda is developing an electric flying race vehicle to display technical achievements and the viability of this form of transportation.&nbsp;(15:20) &nbsp;- Carbon Footprint &amp; Computer ChipsA joint effort between Harvard, Arizona State University, and Facebook revealed that manufacturing computer chips makes up a large portion of the total carbon footprint of electronic devices. With this in mind, the researchers hope to convince big technology companies to take this factor into account when designing devices that don’t even utilize the full performance that these chips offer.--About the podcast:Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell &amp; Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.&nbsp;To learn more about this show, please visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wevolver.com/profile/the.next.byte" target="_blank">shows page</a>. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.Be sure to give us a follow and review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/the-next-byte/id1548255861?l=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a> podcasts, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6lPPsRtegnivsRUEsQ09R7?si=IPMiah7xT_apJtPjqvXMlA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, and most of your favorite podcast platforms!

In this episode, we talk about how Neuralink wants to put chips in people’s heads, how Alauda wants to bring about the age of flying electric vehicles with their Airspeeder, and a joint effort to consider the carbon footprint of high performance processors.

Podcast: Neuralink, Airspeeder: The Flying Car, Carbon Footprint & Computer Chips

Airspeeder is the world's first electric flying racing car series which will take to the skies across the globe in 2021. &nbsp;Like all electric motorsports, one of the biggest - and most exciting - challenges is to develop a powertrain that will deliver exciting and fast racing. &nbsp;Airspeeder's aerospace engineers are in the process of doing just that.<hr>Airspeeder is the world’s first racing series for electric flying cars. &nbsp;Our mission will accelerate eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) advanced aviation technology through intense sporting competition. This mobility revolution, underpinned by future tech will transform urban air mobility (UAM), global logistics and even medical applications with a clean-air electric vehicle (EV) solution. &nbsp;Our racing multicopters are developed at our advanced aerospace engineering hub in Adelaide, South Australia by engineers drawn from elite motorsports, automotive, aviation and even FPV drone, electric plane, electric vehicles and passenger drone backgrounds. &nbsp;&nbsp;Airspeeder’s vision will deliver the most exciting and future focused motorsport on the planet. Following an inaugural unmanned season, elite pilots will take to the skies to race prop-to-prop while navigating electronically governed racetracks in the skies above some of the most visually arresting scenery in the world. These manned multirotor electric vehicles will define a new era in advanced air mobility (AAM). &nbsp;Airspeeder’s first unmanned air race is scheduled for 2021 and will feature a full grid of multirotor unmanned Airspeeder Mk3 racing craft. The best pilots from drone racing will utilise latest RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) in aerial battles across the globe. &nbsp;Our innovations will hasten the arrival of new advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies. Close but safe air racing is assured through latest LiDAR and radar technologies that create virtual forcefields around the sport’s cutting edge quadcopter format flying cars. Rapid hair-pin turning manoeuvrability is delivered using a multicopter layout.&nbsp;This pioneering approach to aircraft design also enhances stability while electronic speed control (ESC) systems empower pilots to exploit the full potential of our advanced electric powertrains.&nbsp;<hr>Subscribe to get the inside track on the creation of the future of motorsport and a catalyst for the rapid development of VTOL technologies.Subscribe to Airspeeder channel&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/airspeeder?%E2%80%8B" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/airspeeder?</a>&nbsp;Website |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU0xX05OMWFZRWJKT3VOZlZ3eUp5TVZuWGowZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsaF81UlVOb2o1Y0FROGdXRlFRM255d0xCbGI2SVgyeXUySVNiZVFaQW1iXy1JZUY2dWhjRWItNVJmc3ZzZzNqOXEtay1HS3hhZnZuSWxIUjJRNmRkalN2eUtyN0c2LWdKZWxLMmhYZmstSktzTG54cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fairspeeder.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://airspeeder.com</a>Twitter |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTlmYmxkU20taWUwZ0xYSW1zVlRfMXJQVkNwd3xBQ3Jtc0tsRnhwZGNLSXFtSFQ4MXBLR1U3Q1VTaUZTS2xScFFMTEZNcGpRLUs4cUxFcGUwbXEzREw3RklHX1ZvLUZTODVnQ255Q01TQm85dHBFTWpqaWV2a2tiZGhwam1iV0RMNWtoazAzZm0wcXF0NjN4RDBoUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FairspeederHQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/airspeederHQ</a>&nbsp;Facebook | &nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1J0Y3ZTV1ZWRjFoV05DaXd6VXRtbXdaZVhfZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttSG4zZkhrakFUcktTMGVqd1ZSZFNjN3hkZmYtb29IQVJiZWduaWhsbklqVVMxUlMxUmdmMTVUb2ZoYW9tZkZlMDR6MkVHMFlZQkdJT2d5enFsRzcwaDZ4S3lxZW11TVZQNlVrV0cwUmd5aFdyc2k4Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fairspeeder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/airspeeder</a>&nbsp;Instagram |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkpBQlFKZ1ZuREFSbFJ3RW93VUJWa1dpMk14QXxBQ3Jtc0tucGwyQ2FFRUlwY09UcU5UNk5qZjRwOFJtanpCdmlRYXdtS25PekdHZkc4VEJVVWFZeHYtb2dwa2hOc28yOENQNkNoNGhQTnRBUFI5N0hzMUZJa2NVVTlLRnJRNXdRYXk0amcyMVhZSEVnbmVvNkZaSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fairspeeder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/airspeeder</a>

Airspeeder is the world's first electric flying racing car series which will take to the skies across the globe in 2021.

eVTOL Battery Power - The Future of Motorsport

In <a href="https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/sports-for-climate-action" target="_blank">signing the framework</a>, the racing series and the manufacturer behind it, <a href="https://alaudaracing.com/" target="_blank">Alauda</a>, joins the leading names in global sport in committing to a long-term sustainable future. This includes The New York Yankees, The International Olympic Committee, The FIA, Formula E and Extreme E.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airspeeder.com/" target="_blank">Airspeeder</a> is building the world’s most progressive motorsport. It will see a full-grid of electric flying cars racing closely at high speed above some of the most visually arresting scenery in the world.&nbsp;Airspeeder represents sport driven by purpose. <a href="http://www.airspeeder.com/speeders" target="_blank">Electric flying car racing</a> will hasten the arrival of the advanced air mobility revolution, a clean air form of transport that promises to transform global logistics, urban passenger transport and is already being used for remote medical applications. Racing, as it did at the dawn of the automobile and aviation age, drives progress and addresses key developmental questions around safety, awareness and technology.<img src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wevolver-project-images/froala%2F1616763747036-UN-FRAMEWORK.png" style="width: 788px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><h3>Sustainability From The Ground Up:</h3>From its inception, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/airspeederhq" target="_blank">Airspeeder</a> has been built in response to the global requirement to rapidly develop clean air mobility technologies. This extends to the philosophy around the staging of races, events and operations.&nbsp;Airspeeder requires no resource-heavy infrastructure. Tracks are built digitally utilising the latest <a href="https://youtu.be/Fl0hl2_E9Mg" target="_blank">LiDAR, Radar and Augmented Reality Technology</a>. This means there is no requirement to build impactful infrastructure. As a consequence, Airspeeder will take racing to places it has never been before, offering fans watching via global streaming services the opportunity to witness racing in a more diverse range of landscapes than is possible in any other form of motorsport.&nbsp;As a sport conceived in the age of global streaming, the race-day impact is dramatically reduced as it does not commercially or conceptually rely on mass-spectator attendance.&nbsp;<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vKEqzXr4BUI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" style="width: 789px; height: 447px;"></iframe><blockquote><style type="text/css"></style><style type="text/css"></style><span data-sheets-formula="=LOWER(R[-1]C[0])" data-sheets-userformat='{"2":769,"3":{"1":0},"11":3,"12":0}' data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"\"we are proud to stand with leading sporting entities to acknowledge our collective responsibility to play a leadership role in the global fight against climate change.\"\r"}'>"We are proud to stand with leading sporting entities to acknowledge our collective responsibility to play a leadership role in the global fight against climate change."<cite>- MATT PEARSONFOUNDER &amp; CEO, AIRSPEEDER</cite></blockquote><h3>The United Nations Sports For Climate Action:</h3>The <a href="https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/sports-for-climate-action" target="_blank">United Nations Sport for Climate Action</a> works towards two overarching goals. Firstly, achieving a clear trajectory for the global sports community to combat climate change, through commitments and partnerships according to verified standards, including measuring, reducing, and reporting greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the well below 2-degree scenario enshrined in the Paris Agreement. Secondly, it seeks to harness the power of global sports as a unifying tool to federate and create solidarity among global citizens for climate action.Participants in the Sports for Climate Action Framework commit to five principles: Undertake systematic efforts to promote responsibility; reduce overall climate impact; educate for climate action; promote sustainable consumption; advocate for climate action through communication.&nbsp;These objectives and commitments are perfectly aligned with Airspeeder’s mission to further a clean-air mobility revolution through the creation of a sport built with sustainability as a foundational principle.<hr>Dowload the full press release kit <a href="https://airspeeder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/UN-PRESS-KIT-.zip" target="_blank">here</a>.<a href="http://www.unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/sports-for-climate-action" target="_blank">www.unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/sports-for-climate-action</a><a href="http://www.airspeeder.com/" target="_blank">www.airspeeder.com</a>&nbsp;

Airspeeder is building the world’s most progressive motorsport. It will see a full-grid of electric flying cars racing closely at high speed above some of the most visually arresting scenery in the world.

Airspeeder Signs United Nations' Sport For Climate Action Framework

This article was discussed in our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wevolver.com/profile/the.next.byte&source=gmail&ust=1640817319915000&usg=AOvVaw2nPRdRwJrXSYYeM9RCFu5x" href="https://www.wevolver.com/profile/the.next.byte" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Next Byte podcast</a>.&nbsp;<iframe height="200px" width="100%" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" seamless="" src="https://player.simplecast.com/816a5019-8dcc-44f6-87cf-e4a0b1f91ce6?dark=false" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>The full article will continue below.<hr>CEO Matt Pearson takes Goodwood SpeedWeek fans inside the Airspeeder factory where we make flying cars a reality. &nbsp;We also get a unique look at the planned manned Mk4 electric racing quadcopter powered by an interchangeable 500kw battery and has been designed from the ground up by Alauda Racing for racing and performance flying. It is a closed single-seat cockpit craft and is a carbon fibre monocoque design. Unloaded, an MK4 Speeder weighs 120kg and can fly at speeds up to 200km/h. Hear from our aerospace engineering team and what the future holds for this exciting sport.&nbsp;<hr>Airspeeder is the world’s first racing series for electric flying cars. &nbsp;Our mission will accelerate eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) advanced aviation technology through intense sporting competition. This mobility revolution, underpinned by future tech will transform urban air mobility (UAM), global logistics and even medical applications with a clean-air electric vehicle (EV) solution. &nbsp;Our racing multicopters are developed at our advanced aerospace engineering hub in Adelaide, South Australia by engineers drawn from elite motorsports, automotive, aviation and even FPV drone, electric plane, electric vehicles and passenger drone backgrounds. &nbsp;&nbsp;Airspeeder’s vision will deliver the most exciting and future focused motorsport on the planet. Following an inaugural unmanned season, elite pilots will take to the skies to race prop-to-prop while navigating electronically governed racetracks in the skies above some of the most visually arresting scenery in the world. These manned multirotor electric vehicles will define a new era in advanced air mobility (AAM). &nbsp;Airspeeder’s first unmanned air race is scheduled for 2021 and will feature a full grid of multirotor unmanned Airspeeder Mk3 racing craft. The best pilots from drone racing will utilise latest RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) in aerial battles across the globe. &nbsp;Our innovations will hasten the arrival of new advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies. Close but safe air racing is assured through latest LiDAR and radar technologies that create virtual forcefields around the sport’s cutting edge quadcopter format flying cars. 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CEO Matt Pearson takes Goodwood SpeedWeek fans inside the Airspeeder factory where we make flying cars a reality.

How eVTOL Flying Cars Are Made - Airspeeder Factory Tour at Goodwood SpeedWeek

Sport is all about competition and strategy. Airspeeder desert and sea races will feature slide and lock swappable batteries and teams competing will have the pressure of deciding when to make a pit stop. Deciding to pit too early or too late can be the difference between motorsport glory or missing out.&nbsp;<hr>Airspeeder is the world’s first racing series for electric flying cars. &nbsp;Our mission will accelerate eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) advanced aviation technology through intense sporting competition. This mobility revolution, underpinned by future tech will transform urban air mobility (UAM), global logistics and even medical applications with a clean-air electric vehicle (EV) solution. &nbsp;Our racing multicopters are developed at our advanced aerospace engineering hub in Adelaide, South Australia by engineers drawn from elite motorsports, automotive, aviation and even FPV drone, electric plane, electric vehicles and passenger drone backgrounds. &nbsp;&nbsp;Airspeeder’s vision will deliver the most exciting and future focused motorsport on the planet. Following an inaugural unmanned season, elite pilots will take to the skies to race prop-to-prop while navigating electronically governed racetracks in the skies above some of the most visually arresting scenery in the world. These manned multirotor electric vehicles will define a new era in advanced air mobility (AAM). &nbsp;Airspeeder’s first unmanned air race is scheduled for 2021 and will feature a full grid of multirotor unmanned Airspeeder Mk3 racing craft. The best pilots from drone racing will utilise latest RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) in aerial battles across the globe. &nbsp;Our innovations will hasten the arrival of new advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies. Close but safe air racing is assured through latest LiDAR and radar technologies that create virtual forcefields around the sport’s cutting edge quadcopter format flying cars. Rapid hair-pin turning manoeuvrability is delivered using a multicopter layout.&nbsp;This pioneering approach to aircraft design also enhances stability while electronic speed control (ESC) systems empower pilots to exploit the full potential of our advanced electric powertrains.<hr>Subscribe to get the inside track on the creation of the future of motorsport and a catalyst for the rapid development of VTOL technologies.&nbsp;Subscribe to Airspeeder channel&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/airspeeder?%E2%80%8B" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/airspeeder?</a>&nbsp;Website |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU0xX05OMWFZRWJKT3VOZlZ3eUp5TVZuWGowZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsaF81UlVOb2o1Y0FROGdXRlFRM255d0xCbGI2SVgyeXUySVNiZVFaQW1iXy1JZUY2dWhjRWItNVJmc3ZzZzNqOXEtay1HS3hhZnZuSWxIUjJRNmRkalN2eUtyN0c2LWdKZWxLMmhYZmstSktzTG54cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fairspeeder.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://airspeeder.com</a>Twitter |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTlmYmxkU20taWUwZ0xYSW1zVlRfMXJQVkNwd3xBQ3Jtc0tsRnhwZGNLSXFtSFQ4MXBLR1U3Q1VTaUZTS2xScFFMTEZNcGpRLUs4cUxFcGUwbXEzREw3RklHX1ZvLUZTODVnQ255Q01TQm85dHBFTWpqaWV2a2tiZGhwam1iV0RMNWtoazAzZm0wcXF0NjN4RDBoUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FairspeederHQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/airspeederHQ</a>&nbsp;Facebook | &nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1J0Y3ZTV1ZWRjFoV05DaXd6VXRtbXdaZVhfZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttSG4zZkhrakFUcktTMGVqd1ZSZFNjN3hkZmYtb29IQVJiZWduaWhsbklqVVMxUlMxUmdmMTVUb2ZoYW9tZkZlMDR6MkVHMFlZQkdJT2d5enFsRzcwaDZ4S3lxZW11TVZQNlVrV0cwUmd5aFdyc2k4Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fairspeeder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/airspeeder</a>&nbsp;Instagram |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkpBQlFKZ1ZuREFSbFJ3RW93VUJWa1dpMk14QXxBQ3Jtc0tucGwyQ2FFRUlwY09UcU5UNk5qZjRwOFJtanpCdmlRYXdtS25PekdHZkc4VEJVVWFZeHYtb2dwa2hOc28yOENQNkNoNGhQTnRBUFI5N0hzMUZJa2NVVTlLRnJRNXdRYXk0amcyMVhZSEVnbmVvNkZaSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fairspeeder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/airspeeder</a>

Airspeeder desert and sea races will feature slide and lock swappable batteries and teams competing will have the pressure of deciding when to make a pit stop.

Building a Battery & Race Strategy - Airspeeder Grand Prix

Explore what an eVTOL multicopter grand prix could look like across different terrains including desert, ice and snow, and how teams can use pit stops to their advantage during a race. The February update also introduces Airspeeder’s systems-based engineering approach to ensure safe but closely fought racing in the skies in the not too distant future and explains the Mk3 slide-and-lock battery system.&nbsp;<hr>Airspeeder is the world’s first racing series for electric flying cars. &nbsp;Our mission will accelerate eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) advanced aviation technology through intense sporting competition. This mobility revolution, underpinned by future tech will transform urban air mobility (UAM), global logistics and even medical applications with a clean-air electric vehicle (EV) solution. &nbsp;Our racing multicopters are developed at our advanced aerospace engineering hub in Adelaide, South Australia by engineers drawn from elite motorsports, automotive, aviation and even FPV drone, electric plane, electric vehicles and passenger drone backgrounds. &nbsp;&nbsp;Airspeeder’s vision will deliver the most exciting and future focused motorsport on the planet. Following an inaugural unmanned season, elite pilots will take to the skies to race prop-to-prop while navigating electronically governed racetracks in the skies above some of the most visually arresting scenery in the world. These manned multirotor electric vehicles will define a new era in advanced air mobility (AAM). &nbsp;Airspeeder’s first unmanned air race is scheduled for 2021 and will feature a full grid of multirotor unmanned Airspeeder Mk3 racing craft. The best pilots from drone racing will utilise latest RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) in aerial battles across the globe. &nbsp;Our innovations will hasten the arrival of new advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies. Close but safe air racing is assured through latest LiDAR and radar technologies that create virtual forcefields around the sport’s cutting edge quadcopter format flying cars. Rapid hair-pin turning manoeuvrability is delivered using a multicopter layout.&nbsp;This pioneering approach to aircraft design also enhances stability while electronic speed control (ESC) systems empower pilots to exploit the full potential of our advanced electric powertrains.&nbsp;<hr>Subscribe to get the inside track on the creation of the future of motorsport and a catalyst for the rapid development of VTOL technologies. Subscribe to Airspeeder channel&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/airspeeder?%E2%80%8B" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/airspeeder?</a>&nbsp;Website |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU0xX05OMWFZRWJKT3VOZlZ3eUp5TVZuWGowZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsaF81UlVOb2o1Y0FROGdXRlFRM255d0xCbGI2SVgyeXUySVNiZVFaQW1iXy1JZUY2dWhjRWItNVJmc3ZzZzNqOXEtay1HS3hhZnZuSWxIUjJRNmRkalN2eUtyN0c2LWdKZWxLMmhYZmstSktzTG54cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fairspeeder.com" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" target="_blank">https://airspeeder.com</a>Twitter |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTlmYmxkU20taWUwZ0xYSW1zVlRfMXJQVkNwd3xBQ3Jtc0tsRnhwZGNLSXFtSFQ4MXBLR1U3Q1VTaUZTS2xScFFMTEZNcGpRLUs4cUxFcGUwbXEzREw3RklHX1ZvLUZTODVnQ255Q01TQm85dHBFTWpqaWV2a2tiZGhwam1iV0RMNWtoazAzZm0wcXF0NjN4RDBoUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FairspeederHQ" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/airspeederHQ</a>&nbsp;Facebook | &nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1J0Y3ZTV1ZWRjFoV05DaXd6VXRtbXdaZVhfZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttSG4zZkhrakFUcktTMGVqd1ZSZFNjN3hkZmYtb29IQVJiZWduaWhsbklqVVMxUlMxUmdmMTVUb2ZoYW9tZkZlMDR6MkVHMFlZQkdJT2d5enFsRzcwaDZ4S3lxZW11TVZQNlVrV0cwUmd5aFdyc2k4Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fairspeeder" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/airspeeder</a>&nbsp;Instagram |&nbsp;<a dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkpBQlFKZ1ZuREFSbFJ3RW93VUJWa1dpMk14QXxBQ3Jtc0tucGwyQ2FFRUlwY09UcU5UNk5qZjRwOFJtanpCdmlRYXdtS25PekdHZkc4VEJVVWFZeHYtb2dwa2hOc28yOENQNkNoNGhQTnRBUFI5N0hzMUZJa2NVVTlLRnJRNXdRYXk0amcyMVhZSEVnbmVvNkZaSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fairspeeder" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/airspeeder</a>

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This article was discussed in our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wevolver.com/profile/the.next.byte&source=gmail&ust=1640817319915000&usg=AOvVaw2nPRdRwJrXSYYeM9RCFu5x" href="https://www.wevolver.com/profile/the.next.byte" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Next Byte podcast</a>.&nbsp;<iframe height="200px" width="100%" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" seamless="" src="https://player.simplecast.com/b9d818f3-5ab0-4c44-aedf-84114d57d281?dark=false" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>The full article will continue below.<hr><h1>What Do We Know?</h1>Honestly, not a lot. It's no surprise that Apple has strongly protected the details about this project as much as possible; however, we have some information about what the final product could&nbsp;look like based on patents, hiring decisions, and discussions with other automakers.<h1>The Talent</h1><h2>Dr. Michael Schwekutsch | Senior Director of Engineering - Special Projects Group</h2>Dr. Schwekutsch led the powertrain development at Tesla between 2015 - 2019.<h2>Doug Field | Vice President - Special Projects Group</h2>Mr. Field was in charge of the Tesla Model S program between 2013 - 2018.<h1>Notable Patents</h1><h2>U.S. Patent #10,908,328</h2>Visibility system to assist driving in poor conditions<h2>U.S. Patent #10,948,582</h2>Stabilizing system when on slippery roads&nbsp;<h2>U.S. Patent #10,825,255</h2>AR display to beat motion sickness in case you really hate looking out the window<h2>U.S. Patent #10,843,525</h2>Dynamic tinted windows to tune the amount of privacy you'd like at any given time<h2>U.S. Patent #10,878,699</h2>advanced situational awareness system to notify passenger of passing ambulances, etc.<h2>U.S. Patent #10,875,380</h2>Optimized climate control based on passenger body part temperatures<h2>U.S. Patent #10,878,699&nbsp;</h2>Autonomous charging to make manual charging obsolete<h2>U.S. Patent #10,891,745</h2>Realtime depth sensing to potentially assist an autonomous driving system.&nbsp;There's a lot more patents related to Project Titan (codename for the Apple car project) but from the shortlist above a somewhat coherent picture starts to come together: A passenger experience-centric, autonomous, electric vehicle. There is no way to confirm if all of the applications of these patents will be bundled together in one product or if Apple has longterm ambitions and consumers will see bits and pieces of this technology as time goes on.<h1>Manufacturing Partners</h1><h2>Hyundai/Kia</h2>Apple was in talks with Hyundai for quite some time and in early February, it seemed like a deal was getting finalized where Apple would be designing the vehicle and Hyundai would take on the manufacturing at their Kia factory in Georgia. Unfortunately, the deal fell apart shortly after being made public.<h2>Foxconn</h2>Foxconn has been one of Apple's biggest manufacturing partners for quite some time and they've announced plans to start manufacturing electric vehicles by 2023. The company has dismissed it's rumored partnership with Apple to manufacturer the tech giants first EV but, given their duos proven history along with Apple's inability to secure an established automotive manufacturer as a partner, it would make sense that they team up to push Project Titan to the finish line.

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This article was discussed in our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wevolver.com/profile/the.next.byte&source=gmail&ust=1640817319915000&usg=AOvVaw2nPRdRwJrXSYYeM9RCFu5x" href="https://www.wevolver.com/profile/the.next.byte" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Next Byte podcast</a>.&nbsp;<iframe height="200px" width="100%" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" seamless="" src="https://player.simplecast.com/ef727514-e071-4310-94c3-ab0d48d9b24d?dark=false" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>The full article will continue below.<hr><h1>Nissan's Initiative&nbsp;</h1>Nissan has set a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 but they have decided to double down on hybrid powertrains in an industry that is heavily focused on battery electric vehicles (BEV).Although electric vehicles don't burn fuel to operate, they still need power - which often comes from power grids utilizing fossil fuels - to charge their batteries. Therefore, the key question to address is how can we charge batteries with the least amount of carbon emissions?&nbsp;<h1>Lifecycle Emissions</h1>When analyzing total carbon emissions during the vehicle lifecycle, there are three aspects to consider: (i) the emissions from producing the vehicle, (ii) the emissions required to get the vehicle the fuel it needs to operate (whether that is electricity or fossil fuels), and (iii) the emissions produced when operating the vehicle. <img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjE1NjUyOTg1MjAzLVNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMjEtMDMtMTMgYXQgMTEuMDYuNDkgQU0ucG5nIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo5NTAsImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIn19fQ==" style="width: 666px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Lifecycle carbon emissions of gasoline, hybrid, and battery powered vehicles. (Nissan)The STARC SystemThe automaker recently revealed the strong, tumble, and appropriately stretched robust ignition channel (STARC) system which offers a 50% thermal efficiency. To put this feat into perspective, the current industry leader (Toyota) offers a peak thermal efficiency of ~40%. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jeUEEfnr5-k?&amp;t=239s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> <div class="fr-img-space-wrap">Improved thermal efficiency is owed to two factors: (1) combusting a more diluted air-fuel mixture at a higher compression ratio allowing for a 46% thermally efficient process and (2) a waste heat recovery system that recaptures 4% of the thermal loss. Since the combustion engine is not directly connected to the wheels, it can consistenly operate in optimal conditions while charging the batteries that power the electric motors.<h1 class="fr-img-space-wrap2">The Roadmap To Carbon Neutrality&nbsp;</h1>As depicted in the lifecycle carbon emissions diagram, the current emissions associated with Nissan's e-POWER system is comparable with BEVs; however, by utilizing the STARC system, they are able to reduce emissions to that of the overall projected amount of a BEV charged using renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.). Since renewable energy only makes up a small fraction of the overall power generated across the world, the e-POWER hybrid powertrain is a strong answer to the carbon emission reduction question while we figure out large-scale renewable energy implementations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class="fr-img-space-wrap"><img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjE1NjU0MTg0NjUyLVNjcmVlbiBTaG90IDIwMjEtMDMtMTMgYXQgMTEuNDguNDAgQU0ucG5nIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo5NTAsImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIn19fQ==" style="width: 595px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Nissan's powertrain evolution (Nissan)But they're not stopping there. If the reaching carbon neutrality was a 100m dash, internal combustion engines were the starting point, the e-POWER system is the halfway mark, and fuel cells are the finish line - at least according to Nissan.</div>&nbsp;</div>

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