Daniel Patrascu
18,659 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
"I truly believe men and fish can coexist peacefully" – George W. Bush
Following several years off the grid, Daniel is back at autoevolution, and seeing how the great crisis of the past decade made the auto industry boring, he grew bored with it too, so he slowly shifted his focus to custom cars, custom motorcycles, and other weird stuff. He also loves ranting about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
During his time at autoevolution, Daniel put his name on more news articles, coverstories, auto guides, reviews, and editorials than we care count. To slow him down a bit, he was given more responsibilities not long ago, so he is now also in charge with coordinating the editorial team on autoevolution.com.
Long time ago, Daniel also translated Arthur C. Clarke’s novel “The Fountains of Paradise” to Romanian for Paladin Publishing.
The Sexiest Electric Aircraft Around Turns Bland as It Clears Design Review
26 Apr 2024, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / No matter the advancements made in the technology that powers them, aircraft generally tend to maintain the same overall shape as their predecessors. So does an electric flying machine called Alice, but this one once had enough novel design lines t...
LEGO Puts 8.8 Million Pounds of Thrust on Your Desk and the Milky Way Galaxy on the Wall
26 Apr 2024, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in February 2024 we stumbled upon a LEGO Ideas project centered around NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Back then, the Danish toymaker listed the project as being under review, meaning it was really considering making it a real pl...
Ram Goes Nuts and Unleashes 5 New or Updated Pickup Trucks, Here's What Each Has to Offer
26 Apr 2024, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's a busy end of the week for American truck maker Ram as it unveiled what's new in its lineup for both the 2024 and the 2025 model years. And there's a lot to talk about, as no less than five new or revised models have been or wil...
Royal Navy Uses a Bottle of Beer to Christen Its Sixth Astute-Class Sub, the HMS Agamemnon
25 Apr 2024, 11:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you are familiar with Greek mythology, or you've at least seen 2004's Troy movie, then the name Agamemnon might ring a bell or two. Not the most impressive of Greek kings, Agamemnon ruled over Mycenae and took point as the leader of th...
Drone Fires 10,000 Rounds at Pickup Truck in Arizona, Obliterates Everything in Its Path
25 Apr 2024, 10:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Impressive as they may be from a capabilities standpoint, many of the military drones currently fielded by the U.S. are not meant to fire machine guns at their targets. Sure, they can drop grenades and launch missiles, but machine guns are a bit tr...
Puma Drones Used Extensively by the U.S. Military Get Autonomy Kits
25 Apr 2024, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Most of the drones currently being used by the militaries of the world still need a human operator to control them. From the small, first-person view (FPV) drones extensively used in Ukraine to the much larger ones deployed by the Americans for sur...
U.S. Army Drops Its New Tactical Truck From an Airplane to See If It Breaks
25 Apr 2024, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Military gear and supply airdrops have been around for as long as aviation has been used to fight wars. It's an effective way of delivering troops, weapons, and supplies right where they're needed, circumventing lengthy and potentially da...
NASA Working on Drone Tech to Fight Wildfires, The FAA Joins In
25 Apr 2024, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Wildfires are some of the most devastating natural events that plague our world with worrying regularity. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the United States faces thousands of wildfires each year (there were over 55,000 of them in 2023 alone),...
The Smallest Volvo SUV Ever Made Gets a Lot Bolder with Aftermarket Sport Package
24 Apr 2024, 13:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the end of last year a custom car company called Everlast stepped into the spotlight by announcing the first-ever aftermarket upgrade packages for the EX30, the smallest Volvo SUV ever made. That's right, someone thought it would be a good ...
Europeans Are Hellbent on Making Satellites to Beam Electricity Down from Space
24 Apr 2024, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earlier in April news broke of a British company called Space Solar reaching an important milestone in its race to become the first to harness solar power in space and send it back to Earth for our daily use. That bit of news opened our appetite fo...
2025 KTM 450 Rally Replica Unleashed to Trump All Competition in Next Year's Dakar
24 Apr 2024, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Dakar Rally is not only one of the oldest competitions of its kind but also one of the most grueling. Dating back to 1979, the race pits against each other some of the world's most daring drivers and riders, in control of some of the most ...
Amazon One-Hour Drone Delivery Coming to Another American State, New Drone to Fly in 2024
23 Apr 2024, 11:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a relatively short period of time, drones have changed the world we live in. First used in civilian hands as a means of entertainment and fun, these pieces of hardware have grown so diverse in scope that they are now pretty much everywhere, doin...
Video Shows AI-Piloted F-16 Take On Humans in First Real-World Man vs Machine Dogfight
23 Apr 2024, 09:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a species, we are at a point in our existence when the technology we create has the ability to surpass us humans in many of the tasks we perform on a daily basis. And although that's a desirable development in most areas, trusting tech such...
U.S. Army's Wonder Rotary Engine That Runs on All Kinds of Fuel Starts Testing
23 Apr 2024, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Like it or not, the combustion engines that have driven our world forward and sideways for more than a century now are about to leave the scene. Not because they're no longer effective, but because more than a century of using them, combined w...
NASA Is Locking People Up and Telling Them They're Astronauts Heading for Mars
22 Apr 2024, 11:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If everything falls into place just right, we just might get to witness our species' first crewed mission to Mars during our lifetime. NASA is actively planning for this, and even if the actual spacecraft and other gear needed for the task are...
This Massive Space Balloon Could Also Be Our First Home on Mars
22 Apr 2024, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Inflatable space habitats are a relatively new concept in space exploration. Although people started thinking about such things ever since the 1960s, when the original space race was at its peak, it wasn't until private space pioneers literall...
Humanoid Robot with Lost in Space Vibes Looks Ready to Make Humans Its Slaves
22 Apr 2024, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Humanoid robots and the latest high-profile trend in the robotics industry. Although all sorts of other machines have been helping us perform daily tasks for decades now, bipedal metal creatures with arms are what will probably completely transform...
New Ducati Bikes You can Get in 2024 (And Why They're Special)
21 Apr 2024, 07:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian bike maker Ducati is one of the most highly regarded players in the world of two-wheeled vehicles. Born in 1926 (meaning its centenary is just around the corner), Ducati has been at it making motorcycles so impressive it was nicknamed the F...
U.S. Marine Corps to Buy $249 Million Worth of "Organic” Kamikaze Drones
19 Apr 2024, 10:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are presently two major conflicts raging on the planet, one over in Ukraine and the other in the Middle East. With no end in sight for either of them, these conflicts have forever cemented the role drones of all shapes, sizes, and capabilitie...
2025 KTM XC and XC-F Are the Most Ready-to-Race Cross Country Bikes Made in Austria
19 Apr 2024, 09:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's a busy time for the Austrians over at KTM, who this month alone announced revamps for not one, but two of their most impressive motorcycle families. At the beginning of the month, we got the 2025 SX and SX-F in their newest incarnation, a...