13 of the coolest car things from the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show

The Aptera Aptera is nearly ready for production and features a handy plug-in option for folks who live in sun-starved places like the UK. There's a 50,000-strong list of pre-orders for the Pininfarina-designed, two-seater, solar cell-roofed tri-motor EV, capable of going from 0-60mph in four seconds and onto a top speed of 101mph.

BMW's new iDrive features a dash-wide expanse of head-up display, a loss of the long-standing rotary controller and instrument display, and a jauntily angled central touchscreen. Some physical controls have been spared, but in a more minimalist and customisable world, you'll be expected to speak up and be heard by BMW's 'Intelligent Personal Assistant'. Make way for a new bestie.

Households in the UK that have more than one electric vehicle may be enthused by DanLaw's CleverKey – a dongle that connects to each car then amalgamates the info into one smartphone interface to show you which car needs juice next.

Donut Lab - which makes in-wheel motors, not donuts, sadly - released some impressive numbers around its new in-wheel EV motor. The motor weighs only 40kg, and develops 845bhp in 'Automotive' spec. While the numbers aren't gospel until they're in a machine on the ground in real-world conditions, the progress itself is full of torque-filled promises.

Speaking of in-wheel motors, Elaphe also demoed the Sonic 1. Elaphe is a Slovenian outfit – in partnership with McLaren Applied for a while now – and says its motor offers 341bhp peak power per wheel and delivers an incredible 1,254 lb ft torque at peak. Sonic 1 is also configured to accommodate 400mm brake discs in a 21in wheel.

In perhaps the most random turn of events, Faraday Future – creator of the futuristic, very luxurious, very expensive, and er, four-year delayed FF91 – came to the Show to launch "affordable models" under its FX sub-brand. The AI-MPV, the FX Super One, the FX 5 and FX 6 crossover (pictured) are expected to cost no more than £41,000 ($50,000). The Super One minivan will launch in the Spring. Forgive us for not holding our breath.

Granted, the Honda 0 series concepts aren't new, but the fact they're definitely going into production and arriving next year is most certainly news. Could probably do with a better name, but both are every bit as spacey and futuristic as their tech-laden cabins promise.

Our record-breaking history with tractors runs deep, and a move to driverless tractors marks agri-vehicle manufacturer John Deere's first foray into the tech show. Need to plant the fields? Let the robots do it for you. Sixteen cameras give 360-degree visibility, help triangulate positioning, spot unsafe ground and let farmers grab a cheeky nap, without losing tillage time.

The Kia EV9 on the Hyundai Mobis stand had a regular windscreen from the outside. From the driver's seat, however, the view was entirely different.  The software arm of the Korean carmaker has developed a holographic head-up display spanning the full width of the dashboard. No word if or when the technology will be hitting the big (wind)screen in either brands' models. More as we get it.

Showcasing anything Nvidia does in a visual way is nigh-on impossible since the chipmaker's expertise goes into making very tiny, powerful things as microscopic as it can manage. Project Digits (pictured) however, is a personal computer housing the most powerful AI supercomputing wizardry. Inside sits the GB10 chip, promising to make autonomous vehicles an everyday reality.

The Pebble Flow is a posh all-electric caravan, and it's now ready to go. How's a caravan all-electric? It's got its own dual-motor setup, meaning it can tow itself so as not to deplete the range on your EV. It gets a massive battery and solar cells, meaning it powers any trip without the need to lug a generator and that means you can stay off-grid, too.

Remember Afeela, the Honda/Sony collab? Well, the Afeela 1 launched at this year's CES. The electric saloon features a swathe of Sony electronics, a yoke steering wheel and is available for pre-order, though only in California at the moment.

Xpeng Motors is apparently pretty close to making Jetsons-style travel a reality with its Aero HT human-carrying drone and Land Aircraft Carrier truck. The latter – referred to as the 'mothership' – was arguably the coolest four-wheeled thing at CES, featuring an all-electric 600-plus-mile range and ability to transport and power an 'electric vertical-take-off-and-landing' (EVTOL) craft, for up to six flights. Apparently, Xpeng's already had 3,000 pre-orders costing roughly £230,000 a-piece.