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CES 2020 - Segway is making waves at CES 2020 this year, teasing off its new prototype electric vehicle that it is calling the S-Pod -- and it looks like a wild ride.

Segway teamed with Ninebot on the new prototype TV that weighs 330 pounds and has a top speed of 24.8 miles per hour, while in its current prototype state it has up to 43.5 miles of travel in it from its battery. Segway's new S-Pod is a personal transport vehicle that the company describes as a "first-class smart transporting pod".

The S-Pod is powered by gyroscopic, self-balancing technology that makes sure you'll never fall out of it -- and while the original Segway could be controlled by leaning forward or to the side, the new S-Pod has its movement manipulated with a tiny joystick in the right side of the seat for maximum laziness. Segway says it'll also have a detachable built-in pad, too.

Over the last ten years of car manufacturing, designers have no doubt increased the number of cameras added to vehicles. But what about three cameras added to a rearview mirror?

Aston Martin is doing that very thing and will be showcasing a new rearview mirror design that allows the driver to see three live video feeds simultaneously. Aston Martin developed the new unit with assistance from Gentex Corporation and have called the design the Full Display Mirror, or FDM for short.

So how does this work? Two cameras are positioned on the car's exterior mirrors, and the final third mirror is located on top of the car's roof. It should also be noted that if the driver is experiencing bad weather or the cameras happen to trip up and malfunction, the driver can adjust the rearview display to whatever fits their needs. At the moment, Aston Martin hasn't said when they would be rolling out this new rearview mirror design, but we might hear some updates at CES, so make sure to tune in for that.

The amount of free publicity that Tesla has managed to achieve for its Cybertruck has been astounding, and must be worth billions -- with Tesla's exciting new mega-hyped Cybertruck even making it into a music video:

Tesla's new Cybertruck made an appearance in Travis Scott's new video for "Gang Gang", where Tesla's Cybertruck and its all-electric ATV in the Cyberquad make an appearance. The awesome sauce doesn't end there, with a Boring Company Not-A-Flamethrower making an appearance, too.

Elon Musk has even been spotted hanging out with Travis Scott, with a picture posted to Kim Kardashian West's Instagram, with Musk hanging out with his girlfriend, as well as KK's husband and fellow artist to Scott, Kanye West. The group were hanging out on Christmas Eve, soaking in the festivities.

If you have been out of the Tesla news loop, then you should know that the company recently revealed its new Cybertruck.

Tesla is selling their electric Cybertruck for $39,990 and $76,900, but if that sounds too expensive for you, then you could always pick-up these Russian YouTuber's knock-off version. Russian YouTube channel "Pushka Garazh" or "Gun Garage" in English created a replica of the Cybertruck but with some considerable;e differences that make up for the price difference.

The Russians took an old Russian car owned by one of the fellow YouTubers and spent about $1,300 on doing up the exterior to look very, very similar to the Cybertruck. What isn't the same as the Cybertruck is that the Russian version is not electric, and it doesn't have any doors. The only way to get into the replica is via a single large hatch in the rear of the car. The YouTubers have reportedly put the Cybertruck recreation up for sale for $10,700, or 666,666 rubles.

Imagine if Marty McFly never actually had to drive the DeLorean in Back to the Future, imagine if the DeLorean just drove itself at 88mph.

Standford Unversity engineers perhaps thought of the same thing and decided to make a 1981 DMC DeLorean be independent of its human driver. In the above video released onto the Stanford YouTube Channel, engineers took the new and improved DeLorean to "Martykhana", an autocross speed test track that includes many obstacles.

The DeLorean had no driver but did have two passengers. One behind the wheel enjoying the ride and another person in the passenger seat holding onto the laptop that set the DeLorean on the programmed route. The car drifted, twisted, and fish-tailed it around corners with what seems to be like extreme ease. I wonder if Marty McFly and Doc would be impressed? Maybe not, as it's not going fast enough to travel Back to the Future.

Tesla might be getting all of the hype for its ultra-slick Cybertruck, but that doesn't mean other carmakers can't make waves -- with Cadillac looking to stir the pot with its upcoming 2021 Escalade SUV.

Cadillac has announced that its new 2021 Escalade SUV will feature a gigantic curved 38-inch OLED display with "twice" the pixel density of as 4K TV. We will get our first look of the new 2021 Escalade SUV in February 2020, while Cadillac is promising the new car will be available in "late 2020".

There's no other details on the car as of yet, but we should expect it to have touchscreen capabilities at the very least. Cadillac will be rolling out the first tease during "Oscars week" which kicks off on February 4, 2020.

Tesla has one of the most-hyped vehicles ever unveiled in its new all-electric and all-exciting Cybertruck, something that could be banned for sale in Europe until its modified. Before its release, we're already seeing a bunch of mods and accessories for Tesla's new Cybertruck.

Some of the mods are super impressive and while some of them won't be real or make it to market, it's really interesting to see some of the mods that could be a possibility for the Tesla Cybertruck. The most impressive is the Warthog design from Halo, which would totally modify Tesla's new Cybertruck into the Warthog from the Halo franchise.

Artist Mo Aoun made some Warthog Cybertruck renders that look out of this world, I mean check it out:

Tesla's exciting new Cybertruck has been riding quite the huge viral marketing wave, all without a single cent being spent by Telsa Motors and its CEO and mastermind Elon Musk. But... the new Cybertruck might be ahead of its time, especially for the European market. Musk was recently seen driving the streets of LA in a prototype Tesla Cybertruck.

According to a new report from a TUV expert, Tesla might not be capable of selling its Cybertruck in Europe -- at least without some major tweaks to its design and components. Tesla would need to integrate side mirror cameras (if they're not optioned onto the Cybertruck), smaller tires, headlight clusters, and the advanced windshield wipers.

Even with these redesign changes and tweaks, Tesla might not be able to sell its Cybertruck in Europe as it would fail safety tests in its current form. Stefan Tellar, an expert at SGS-TUV Saar GmbH of the Automobilwoche says Tesla would need to make big changes to its basic features before it would be considered to pass in European markets.

Elon Musk is the real-life Tony Stark, and if you didn't think so before -- you will now. Musk has been spotted out and about on the streets of LA driving Tesla's new prototype Cybertruck vehicle.

TMZ reports that Musk drove up to Nobu on Saturday night in the Tesla Cybertruck, and while Nobu is usually filled with celebrities on any given night -- the prototype Cybertruck was the celebrity that night. Musk had ex-Hulk actor Edward Norton with him, too.

Musk only 24 hours earlier won his $190 million 'pedo guy' defamation lawsuit, and had his girlfriend 'Grimes' alongside Edward Norton at Nobu with his Cybertruck out for a late-night spin.

If you have been following Tesla news recently, then you would have probably seen the reveal of the new Cybertruck accompanied by an electric ATV.

While details on the Cybertruck were released, Tesla kept the details of their electric Cyberquad bike under wraps. Today, Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk revealed on Twitter a titbit of information -- when the Cyberquad electric ATV was going to release.

Tesla Owners SIlicon Valley Twitter account, asked Musk "Any updates on the ATV?" Musk replied and said, the ATV is designed to work with the Cybertruck and current plans put the launch date alongside the truck. To catch up on some previous Cybertruck news, Tesla has already secured 200,000+ pre-orders of the unique looking vehicle, check that story out here. LEGO also poked some fun at the design with their own 'shatterproof' model, more on that here.