Re:Tesla's “full self driving” beta is potentially dangerous
by FireBeyond on Friday March 19, 2021 @11:16PM
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> Hyperloop was an idea and nothing more. He never said he was personally committed to developing that, hence third-parties working on it.
It's not even his idea, Robert Goddard came up with it decades ago.
He also threw money into it, and then backed out, saying he was too busy.
And now he's tweeting about applying for and obtaining permission to build on the East Coast.
So, there's several issues there. Not to mention the more general issue - that it offers the same benefit as Maglev with massively inflated costs and far less comfortable passenger experience.
It's not even his idea, Robert Goddard came up with it decades ago.
He also threw money into it, and then backed out, saying he was too busy.
And now he's tweeting about applying for and obtaining permission to build on the East Coast.
So, there's several issues there. Not to mention the more general issue - that it offers the same benefit as Maglev with massively inflated costs and far less comfortable passenger experience.