Rocket-Powered Concept Car Goes 0-60 mph in Less Than a Second

Watch: It generates a peak thrust of 100 kilonewtons.

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Dreame Technology

Dreame Technology, a technology company with a product lineup including smartphones, smart vehicles, smart home appliances, intelligent cleaning appliances, outdoor smart devices, and personal care, has debuted an extremely fast concept car at an event in San Francisco.

The Nebula NEXT 01 JET Edition is a rocket-powered electric vehicle equipped with a dual solid-fuel rocket booster system that responds in 150 milliseconds, generates a peak thrust of 100 kilonewtons and delivers a 0-to-100 km/h time of 0.9 seconds.

The company called the vehicle a "statement about where Dreame's engineering can go."

"The company's core technologies, including high-speed digital motors, intelligent algorithms, and bionic robotic arms, are being applied across its product ecosystem. The same engineering that pushes a high-speed digital motor to 200,000 RPM also enables breakthroughs in automotive powertrains and perception motion systems," it said in a news release.

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Alongside the vehicle, Dreame introduced the DHX1, a LiDAR unit developed under the Nebula Next program with partners. The company said that where conventional LiDAR captures rough outlines of road obstacles, the DHX1 resolves fine details at distance: potholes, small stones, traffic signs, and subtle pedestrian movements.

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