Transport

One of the rarest, most bizarre and most sought after Vespa scooters of all time is for sale ... at around half the price it usually sells for.

Bayonne, France-based DAB Motors has embraced the idea of motorcycles as fashion items and has produced a quirky, game-console-inspired translucent electric motorcycle.

TL;DR: A lifetime license to Microsoft Office Pro 2021 is now $54.97 (reg. $219).

Elon Musk has unveiled Tesla's fully autonomous Cybercab robotaxi in a showy event at Warner Brothers. He also debuted a 20-seat Robovan that's expected to follow, and sent a small fleet of Optimus humanoids out to party with the crowd.

Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet took its fifth test flight last week setting a few new records. The XB-1 is the one-third scale platform that Boom is using for its eventual Overture program aiming to bring back commercial supersonic passenger flight.

TL;DR: Zip around on a Phantom A9 Standing e-Scooter on sale for $269.99 (reg. $629).

It's been ten long years since Yamaha launched the MT-09, an accessible, affordable and very naughty nakedbike, whose 847 cc triple motor put concentrated fun exactly where street riders need it. Now, there's finally a fully-faired R9 sportsbike.

An underreported proposal from the US government could see the sale and import of connected vehicle components prohibited if they're linked to China or Russia. The rule could have far-reaching effects, but it seems motorcyclists might feel it first.

On the road, the Invader Duo X adventure trailer looks like the latest ridiculously rugged squaredrop. But instead of sleeping two weary adventurers in a simple fixed cabin, it rises, slides and flips into a two-story base camp with penthouse tent.

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is working on a high-speed VTOL military aircraft as part of DARPA's Speed & Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. Early ground effect testing has demonstrated its fan-in-wing vertical lift system.