alt Hacker NewsWhat is the practical use case of having a bunch of high powered jets all around the car? It could be used to automatically avoid fatal accidents, or at least reduce risk and damage in an accident situation. I thought everybody who watched the presentation video would reach that conclusion.
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> It could be used to automatically avoid fatal accidents…
Or make a few! https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/...
> SpaceX thinks it knows why its newest Starship spacecraft went boom this week. "Initial analysis indicates the potential failure of a pressurized tank known as a COPV, or composite overwrapped pressure vessel, containing gaseous nitrogen in Starship's nosecone area, but the full data review is ongoing," the company wrote in an update on Thursday (June 19).
I look forward to phantom braking changing to phantom launching your ass into the ceiling of an underpass
You are correct in that almost nobody commenting here watched the presentation.
you know what happens to you if a jet engine moves your car out of the way? you have the accident inside your car by yourself, you become the accident. physics states that all forces will be equal.
If the car doesn't cause fatal accidents in the first place.
> It could be used to automatically avoid fatal accidents
I find it genuinely hilarious that anyone could possibly think this is a good idea.