Design your own car 3D

Beginning in late October, customers will get the chance to order their own customized version of the low-speed Reload Redacted at a price of between $18, 000 to $30, 000, with delivery expected at the beginning of 2016. The high-speed model, meant for freeway use, will be ready by the end of 2016 and have a price of around $50, 000. And, in true crowd-focused form, the ordering will take place on crowdfunding site Indiegogo.

Jay Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, about the upcoming campaign, “I’ve got the machines. You’ve got the brains. Let’s bring the chocolate and the peanut butter together and let’s make better cars every four months, ” said Rogers of the company’s open-source mentality. We want the development time, which is currently about six years, to come down to about four months. Digitally manufacturing a car allows us to adopt new technology as soon as it comes out. That’s what people desire.”

While consumers can begin pre-ordering their Local Motors cars next month, the car company has already provided three universities with access to LM equipment and 3D printed autos with which to experiment with materials design, in the case of Arizona State University, and autonomous vehicles. If you want to experiment with your own 3D printed car, you’ll have to pay a pretty penny on Indiegogo.