alt Hacker NewsWas Google's 20 percent time a waste of its talent?
This looks like a genuinely fun project to have worked on. That can be the difference between a top engineer burning out and staying motivated.
Was Google's 20 percent time a waste of its talent?
This looks like a genuinely fun project to have worked on. That can be the difference between a top engineer burning out and staying motivated.
At a time when Tesla is struggling to make sales? I agree it's an impressive demo, but it has zero practical value. EVs were supposed to help the environment, not make very brief flights. Would this be under control of the driver? Should be part of the autopilot, maybe for collision avoidance?
This is in the same category as the Tesla flamethrower or the Teslaquila.