Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead

The Dreame NEXT event during the Silicon Valley Summit at the Palace of Fine Arts on April 29, 2026 in San Francisco, CA. | Photo by Kelsey McClellan / The Verge

Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up.

According to CarNewsChina, the company’s automotive division called « Project Starry Sky » once employed over 1,000 people, but now only a handful legal and HR staffers remain, charged with winding down the operation. In a statement, Dreame said it « recently adjusted certain operations that were in the exploratory phase, » and that going forward, it would focus on four key business areas: « smart home, outdoor/garden, smart mobility, and embodied AI. » (A spokesperson for …

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