🌎 New Atlas stories of the week

by C.C. Weiss

The StabiX 250 is a different kind of RV, an amphibian built for land-sea adventures and turning unpeopled islands into private base camps. Part boat, part all-terrain rover and part camper, the innovative 250 supports adventures like no other.

by Simon Heptinstall

BMW has turned an April Fool’s joke into reality. The M3 Touring 24H race car, once a social media mock-up, is now heading to the Nürburgring 24 Hours with nearly 600 bhp on tap, blending absurd design with serious motorsport intent.

by Utkarsh Sood

Scooters have historically lagged behind even motorcycles in safety tech. Airbags have been integrated into some motorcycles for nearly two decades now, but haven't featured on scooters? Until now, with the launch of the Yamaha Tricity 300.

by C.C. Weiss

The Super Sub that creator U-Boat Worx calls the fastest, most advanced private sub ever built is about to be delivered to the first customer, giving a fortunate fractional-percenter what's sure to be an addictive, highly immersive new hobby.

by Adam Williams

This off-grid cabin-style tiny house is seriously small, with a floorspace of just 215 sq ft. However, despite its modest dimensions, it has been expertly designed to provide everything you need for a short stay.

by C.C. Weiss

Storyteller takes a break from adventure vans and huge RV trucks to launch an incredibly capable 4x4 micro-RV. Based on the Ineos Grenadier, the Grand Bohemian go-anywhere micro-camper is ready to explore the globe's hardest-to-reach expanses.

by Simon Heptinstall

Dometic’s modular Drinkware system combines a range of bottles, lids and accessories into 408 configurations for any liquid carrying use you can think of, from everyday hydration to serious outdoor adventures.

by C.C. Weiss

South African camping trailer specialist Invader is developing the Viator as a roomier, more luxurious alternative to its small fold-out trailers. The Viator packs low and rugged for on/off-road travel and expands at camp with an electric-lift roof.

by Loz Blain

This ain't teleoperation. Chinese researchers have tested a new, much quicker and easier method of teaching robots to play tennis, and the results look like a breakthrough in machine learning and real-world AI.

by Bronwyn Thompson

Resembling a grape with thicker and darker skin, the kiwiberry may be one of the least known and most underrated fruits on Earth. It's also old, dating back more than 20 million years. But until recently, we only cared about the plant's aesthetics.

by David Szondy

The US Navy has tapped Anduril's Dive-XL autonomous submarine for its Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) project, which aims at rapidly develop a fleet of underwater motherships capable of deploying smaller autonomous vehicles and torpedoes.

by Mike Hanlon

The last of Christie’s four auctions of the Jim Irsay Collection has closed, setting 28 new world record prices, most notably the largest memorabilia auction in history (US$94.5 million). It included nine of the top 21 guitars ever sold at auction.