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Qianli Put a 10 TOPS Brain Inside a Radar. Here’s What Changes.
On October 23, Qianli Technology released an AI millimeter-wave radar. In public information, this is the first solution to integrate a 10 TOPS NPU inside a radar. The radar itself performs target detection and classification. It supports three operating modes: edge-side, satellite, and compatible.
By Jinabout 4 hours ago in Wheel
The 6:29.090 that made the GT2 RS comparison useless
6:29.090: What AMG ONE Proved at the Nürburgring On 23 September 2024, Maro Engel drove a Mercedes-AMG ONE around the full 20.832-kilometre Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 6 minutes 29.090 seconds. The time was officially measured and notarised. It was the first road-legal production car to go below 6:30. Since then, that number has been used to support several claims that do not fit together: that AMG ONE is in a different league from a Porsche 911 GT2 RS, that the driver was holding back, that the car is wasted on this track, and that the result proves a hierarchy between two brands. The data supports the first claim. It does not support the other three.
By Jinabout 5 hours ago in Wheel
Audi’s 1,001-HP Nuvolari Is a 499-Car Farewell to the V8
In the first half of 2027, Audi will build 499 left-hand-drive Nuvolari supercars. The car is named for Tazio Nuvolari, the racing driver who won Grands Prix in Auto Union Silver Arrows in the 1930s. It uses a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 related to Lamborghini’s engine, three electric motors, and a plug-in hybrid system. Combined output is 1,001 hp. Audi puts it above the R8. The car carries several F1-derived systems. Here is what each part does.
By Jinabout 20 hours ago in Wheel
The Big-Casino Rule for Car Reviews Is Only Half Right
“If Dongchedi says a car is good, you do not have to buy it. If Dongchedi says a car has problems, you absolutely must not buy it.”
By Jina day ago in Wheel
Alef Flew Over Tesla. That Does Not Settle the Flying Car Race.
In October 2026, Alef Aeronautics posted a video. Its Model A flew over the Tesla Roadster that had just completed a flight demonstration. CEO Jim Dukhovny added a line: “Welcome Tesla to the flying car race. We have led alone in this position for 11 years.”
By Jin8 days ago in Wheel
Tesla’s Flying Car Got Applause. Its Shareholders Got a $93 Billion Bill.
At the SpaceX test site in Texas, the white Roadster drove up a curved ramp with the body inverted. The tires clung to the wall, the roof pointed toward the ground, and then the car went airborne, rolled, cleared five Teslas parked on the ground, and came back down under thruster control. The applause in the livestream was loud. Musk stood nearby and said something, but the cheering covered it.
By Jin8 days ago in Wheel
Tesla's Roadster Flip Uses Two Separate Tricks
Two clips released the same day show different maneuvers. In the official C-shaped ramp clip, the car runs up a large curved wall, reaches a near-inverted attitude near the top, leaves the surface, rotates roughly half a turn in the air, and lands on four wheels after a burst of white gas from the underbody. In the five-car jump clip posted by Elon Musk, the car launches forward and upward, clears a row of vehicles including a Semi, rolls nearly a full turn sideways, and fires downward jets before touchdown.
By Jin9 days ago in Wheel
The Reusable Rocket Engine Trap: Why “Just Make It Stronger” Always Fails
Five seconds into the test, it exploded on the test stand. On the monitor, the engine had blown apart, and the test stand was a mess. The failure review result was written on the whiteboard: the turbine blades had shattered. High-speed fragments pierced the turbopump casing, propellant leaked out, and it ignited.
By Jin9 days ago in Wheel
Why BYD Wants to Build a Factory in Renault’s Backyard
I At the 2026 Paris Motor Show in October, the BYD booth was surrounded three layers deep. Stella Li stood on stage with the Seal, Dolphin, and Denza D9 lined up behind her. She laid out the plan for the Hungarian plant to begin production in the fourth quarter. Then she paused and added in an even tone: “France entered the shortlist because your energy prices are very competitive.”
By Jin10 days ago in Wheel
Tesla's Flying Roadster Is a Rocket Testbed With License Plates
The car drove up a curved ramp, kept going until its wheels were above its roof, and stopped. It hung there, upside down, twenty meters above the ground. Then it pushed off.
By Jin10 days ago in Wheel
Tesla Built a Flying Car. The Road Still Says No.
October 15, 2026, McGregor, Texas. At a SpaceX rocket test site, a silver-gray Roadster shot up a giant curved ramp. Underbody fans pinned it to the vertical steel. The car drove upside down for dozens of meters, left the ramp, completed a barrel roll in midair, and landed on four wheels. From hundreds of meters away, the audience saw a driverless sports car move through fog and red laser light in a way that looked edited.
By Jin10 days ago in Wheel
I Use My Car’s Autohold Button Like a Handbrake. It’s Faster Than the Real One.
Red light. Ninety seconds. Foot off the brake. Green Hold on the dashboard. Shift to N. Phone screen lights up, then goes dark. Horn from behind. Shift to D. Tap the gas. Hold goes off. Car moves.
By Jin10 days ago in Wheel