'Carrot Kissing' Llamas At The Airport! It's This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

Since The Boring Company began operating in 2017 it has announced massive car tunnel projects all over the world, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, San Bernardino and even Sydney, Australia. There have been discussions about hundreds more, but the Texas-based tunnel company has, so far, only completed one 2.2-mile tunnel under the Las Vegas Convention Center. Almost every project outside of Las Vegas appears to have been abandoned entirely. - Bradley Brownell Read More

The SS United States was once the fastest ocean liner on the planet, crossing the Atlantic Ocean eastbound in three days and ten hours in 1952. The rusting famed vessel will be heading to its final resting place next week, the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico after efforts to save and restore the SS United States ran aground over a $800,000 back rent dispute with its pier’s landlord in Philadelphia. - Ryan Erik King Read More

A Honda HA-420, better known as the HondaJet, crashed outside of Phoenix, Arizona Tuesday, hitting a fence and finally colliding with a car. The crash took place at about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday evening at Falcon Field Airport in the city of Mesa, CNN reports. A spokesperson for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department has confirmed to the news outlet that five people died in the crash. - Collin Woodard Read More

Space, the final frontier, is an environment so inhospitable and vast that it could only be compared to traversing the world’s oceans during the Age of Sail. While sailors struggled to fight scurvy two centuries ago, astronauts today now face the threat of damage at the cellular level. - Ryan Erik King Read More

When Kawasaki strapped a supercharger to a Ninja, everyone went wild for the most powerful production motorcycle ever put together. Now, with a new EICMA release, it seems Honda wants to update that spirit into an even wilder form factor: A V3 engine with an electrically-driven supercharger. - Amber DaSilva Read More

Western intelligence officials are accusing Russia of orchestrating a covert operation to ignite incendiary devices on cargo and passenger planes headed for the United States. The scheme first came to light in July after small explosions happened at DHL logistics hubs in Leipzig, Germany and Birmingham, England. At least five people have been arrested on charges related to the plot. - Ryan Erik King Read More

Another issue has befallen a Boeing 737 Max aircraft shortly after takeoff, but this time it might not be the cursed plane maker’s fault. A 737 Max from Toronto was forced to return to the airport after a bird strike smashed its front windshield and left the aircraft unable to pressurize. - Owen Bellwood Read More

Remember when Harley-Davidson spun up an electric sub-brand, only for everyone to realize slapping a new label on a bike didn’t change the fact that it cost way too much? Ever wonder what it would be like if a company known for inexpensive bikes that punch well above their weight pulled the same trick? Well wonder no more: Royal Enfield has an electric sub-brand now called Flying Flea, with two bikes coming in the next two years. - Amber DaSilva Read More

If flying isn’t stressful for you, I’m jealous. For the rest of us, Portland International Airport offers an animal therapy program featuring big, adorable llamas. Every few weeks, the fluffy creatures visit the terminal so travelers can pack their worries away for a moment or two. While more airports should launch their own llama cuddling services, we should keep mouth-to-mouth kissing at a minimum. - Ryan Erik King Read More

When an airline flight returns to its departure airport, it’s typically for a mechanical issue. An American Airlines flight from Buenos Aires to New York diverted back to the Argentine capital after passengers heard a mysterious banging noise coming from the cargo hold. However, police couldn’t find a single soul beneath the passenger cabin after the Boeing 777 touched down. - Ryan Erik King Read More