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So this article just popped up on my guardian feed…wild stuff. I’m not a fan of Musk but you gotta admit this is pretty interesting.

“I’m not sure it’s necessarily legal in all jurisdictions,” Musk said, adding that the prototype was “not necessarily a safety optimised car but it takes the fun meter to 11”.

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[–] skujcici7755@lemmy.zip -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also whatever you believe, it was pretty cool.

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

See, its wildly impractical, pretty cool, and some might call it…interesting lol

[–] skujcici7755@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Its a demo. Dont think it will ever reach production with the thrusters

[–] bashibazouk@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think what will happen is the full awesome version will be released but will be illegal to drive on the street everywhere except some place like Dubai, and even then only outside cites. The normal version will have everything stripped by the NTSB, and will end up just a fast electric sports car.

[–] skujcici7755@lemmy.zip 0 points 15 hours ago

The thruster ones will cost millions each if they ever do come out. Probably need jet fuel to run.

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yah agreed, but he achieved his goal of getting himself and Tesla back in the news cycle…lots of people talking about this today.

[–] skujcici7755@lemmy.zip -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So what. Better than the 24/7 trump news cycle

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com -3 points 1 day ago

Yep, a distraction from the list of other shit that still sucks in the world.