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j4k0bfr • yesterday at 7:30 AM • 4 replies • view on HN

Unfortunately, it's impossible for us to verify what parts of the demo are 'realistic'. Did they use assisting technologies (e.g. a wire rig)? Is anything repeatable, or are the components one-and-done?

The software industry has taught me how sneaky a demo can be ;). That's without considering Tesla's history of bonkers claims and sus demos (anyone else remember the bulletproof windows?).

Edit: Removed a rhetorical question about the demo. Apparently there was a live audience, so they couldn't have just made a very tiny Roadster haha.


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vessenes • yesterday at 1:08 PM

I'd really like to understand how you think a wire rig could support the flipping in mid air and stuff; that would be some great engineering. How do you imagine that would work?

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EgregiousCube • yesterday at 12:44 PM

I wouldn't say the bulletproof window demo was "sus" - that was just a Windows-crashing-during-the-demo screwup. They didn't fake the stress test on stage :)

atonse • yesterday at 3:27 PM

Yeah, they literally said they had a live audience to address the criticism that these videos would've been AI generated.

mlindner • yesterday at 11:50 AM

There was no wire rig either as there's nothing above the car...