• MBech@feddit.dk
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    4 hours ago

    It’s supposedly not, but even then, why should we give a shit about this stupid demo? They basically dressed a SpaceX rocket up like a car. That’s it.

    None of what is shown here is ever, and yes, I absolutely mean EVER, going to make it into a production car. Why? I can boil it down to 3 reasons.

    1. It would be unsafe as shit for any car to have the capability of doing any of this. I’m sure everyone here can agree that most drivers are fucking stupid and are a danger to everyone around them. Now give them the ability to drive like they’re in fucking GTA.

    2. It’s expensive as shit.

    3. Most importantly. It is fucking impractical and stupid. Not only is most of the space in the car wasted on rocket parts. How much energy does it take to do something like this? How much energy is stored in a Tesla battery? Anything short of a small nuclear reactor inside the car, would make the ability to do this, at best, impractical. It’s just so unfathomably retarded to want a car that can do this, because it shows a basic lack of understanding of the laws of physics.

    This is a media stunt, made by the biggest egotistical piece of shit in history, nothing more.

    • itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      Some points:

      Falling is not the same as flying

      The car, by the looks of it, is probably just a very lightweight body with some thrusters and gyroscopes. Meaning, it’s not a full car like we’re used to, but rather just a plastic replica made specifically for this demo. Add some thrusters, make sure it looks ok. There you go.

      Do we trust the company that pretended to have fully autonomous robots that were clearly being piloted backstage? The company that has lied about ‘self-driving technology’ for decades, which has already killed dozens of people because it’s complete dogshit at what it does.

      I don’t feel inclined to believe them here either lol