Local Motors to build world’s first road-ready, 3D printed car

Posted on 10 Nov 2015 by Jonny Williamson
What could be the world’s first road-ready, 3D printed car, the LM3D Swim (image courtesy of Local Motors).

The LM3D Swim has been announced by Local Motors, the innovative US-based company behind the world’s first 3D printed drivable vehicle, the Strati.

Described as the company’s most ambitious project to date, the new 3D printed LM3D Swim will serve as a prototype for future LM3D vehicles capable of exceeding Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) by 2017. According to Local Motors, the LM3D Swim design was selected on July 7 and the prototype was completed just two…

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