BMW believed it could fly and now it’s proved it. The German marque just successfully sent air sports pioneer Peter Salzmann soaring through the sky at speeds of up to 186 mph in a newly developed ...

BMW may be playing catch up with Tesla in the electric car industry, but there's one field of electrification where the German automaker reigns supreme: electric wingsuits. Following three years of ...

Because people are incredible and have to push the boundaries of what’s possible all the time, wingsuit diving using an electric wingsuit is now a thing. Or at least it is for professional BASE jumper ...

Wingsuit flying certainly captured folks' attention when it first hit the mainstream around the turn of the millennium, sparking a wave of GoPro and Red Bull videos. Human flight had never been so ...

Engineers at German carmaker BMW’s Designworks studio have created a chest-mounted set of electric impellers that allow a wingsuit to accelerate to a blistering 186 mph, New Atlas reports. Rather than ...

BMW’s electric technology will power thousands of sedans and SUVs during the 2020s, but the company’s ambitions are much higher — literally. It’s forward-thinking BMW i division teamed up with ...

BMW has achieved full electric flight, but it’s definitely not for everyone. Based on an idea by professional skydiver and BASE jumper Peter Salzmann, BMW and Designworks built an all-electric ...

BMW i EV technology isn’t only working in two dimensions — now it’s taking to the skies in an electric wingsuit. It’s not the most conventional electric flight, but that hasn’t stopped the concept ...

A skydiver has performed the world's first human flight in an electric wingsuit, pushing forward the possibilities for how we perceive human flight. As reported by CNET, Austrian skydiver Peter ...

Skydiver Peter Salzmann discusses the efforts that earned him the record as the world's first human flight powered by an electric wingsuit. Andy Altman covered all things science and tech. He led ...

BMW i and Designworks have teamed up to create a rather unique electric vehicle – a wingsuit. Designed to allow for higher speeds and increased flying times, the electric wingsuit features two carbon ...