alt Hacker NewsIt’s impossible for this car to beat the vaporware allegations. If you see the car that “flies” in the video… it’s a prototype on a ladder frame chassis with no driver. It’s not even a tech demo, it’s a publicity stunt.
None of these ‘groundbreaking’ features will make it to market, mark my words.
And is anybody actually able to suffer through the entire presentation? My entire body writhed with cringe when I had to listen to Musk make up a VMAX target of ‘Mach 0.5’.
Mate Rimac made a good point when the Tesla Roadster’s rocket boosters were announced. There are MAJOR major downsides, including massive added equipment weight (tanks, compressors, valves, and nozzles) that acts as dead weight immediately after the air/gas is expended in 2 to 3 seconds, which completely overloads tires and chassis dynamics.
This dork is trying to impress people with attention-grabbing impossibilities once again. The Cybertruck is totally different to the concept he unveiled. It sucks and this will too.
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Its all doable tho.
McMurtry Spéirling already demonstrates that riding on walls is possible with its fan producing twice the required force.
Flying can be an additional module you install for a one time jump, a gimmick.
Even acceleration is plausible considering McMurtry numbers.
Mate I just watched a car drive upside down on the ceiling and then fly.
This attitude reminds me of the NASAbros who insisted rockets couldn't be made reusable, and the only option was to throw away your $50b rocket every time you launch. For decades they blew up trillions of dollars in rockets, insisting that it had to be done that way. It didn't, it turns out you can just reuse them.