Hackrod

Hackrod was a California-based automotive startup that proposed a digital platform for co-creating bespoke vehicles using virtual reality for styling, generative design/AI for engineering, and additive manufacturing for production. Active in the mid-to-late 2010s, it partnered with software suppliers to demonstrate a distributed “factory of the future” approach that avoided traditional tooling and inventory. The company’s founders included Mike “Mouse” McCoy (CEO), designer Felix Holst, and aerospace engineer Dr. Slade…