So, at face value, maybe not so useful. But one thing I was thinking about, was especially with the self-driving mode, imagine it being able to use that capability to avoid an accident? Especially if there was no time to slow down. Could be useful there.
But of course for the most part all I see on Reddit is Musk=Bad, so no real discourse over it.
Edit: Seems people are getting really hung up on my shower thought of accident avoidance. It was a single idea, don’t get caught up in the semantics. This could have more use cases we don’t see, because this kind of thing has never been possible.
Like with the first flight of the airplane. Nobody needed to slowly coast a few hundred feet somewhere, but today, planes are pretty useful. Same goes for cars, when they first came out, they couldn’t hold a candle to a horse, and now? Horses as a means of transportation are quite rare when compared to cars (yes, they’re still used, but not as common as cars)
I struggle to find even one scenario where it would be better to do this over breaking unless the bridge you are on collapses.
You need enough time, fuel and momemtum to achieve lift and unless you remove the backseats for a fuel tank i dont see how it is possible. What does a Tesla weigh? Probably 1.2-1.7 tonnes.
Not to mention how in many cases you will come crashing at eye level instead of along the ground, making it more dangerous.
Not trying to compare this to the first plane, but as an example, that had no real use when it was first created. Nobody needed a plane to go a few hundred feet or whatever it flew. But after some tech advances etc, planes are pretty useful now.
Same was said about cars. Horses made more sense when the first car came out. Now look.
So sure, this means of propulsion has little value we can see right now. Does it mean it’ll always be like that? Could it be useful in the future? Maybe.
They designed a working jetpack over 50 yrs ago, but it wasnt practical because a person can only carry about 60 secs worth of fuel. That hasnt changed in all the decades and the same is true for cold gas thrusters. This is a stunt. Build one for Travis Pastrana and let him tour the world with his Nitro Circus, flipping his flying Tesla for the kids, but that's as far as it will ever go.
People still dream of having an actual working jet pack. Like that dude who essentially made one of those vehicles from Star Wars. It only works for like 10 mins, but it’s still awesome.
And I’d be happy to see gymkhana (sp) 56 or whatever using a car with thrusters doing something wild, even if it’s the only thing it’s ever used for…
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u/ExiledCanuck 15h ago edited 13h ago
So, at face value, maybe not so useful. But one thing I was thinking about, was especially with the self-driving mode, imagine it being able to use that capability to avoid an accident? Especially if there was no time to slow down. Could be useful there.
But of course for the most part all I see on Reddit is Musk=Bad, so no real discourse over it.
Edit: Seems people are getting really hung up on my shower thought of accident avoidance. It was a single idea, don’t get caught up in the semantics. This could have more use cases we don’t see, because this kind of thing has never been possible.
Like with the first flight of the airplane. Nobody needed to slowly coast a few hundred feet somewhere, but today, planes are pretty useful. Same goes for cars, when they first came out, they couldn’t hold a candle to a horse, and now? Horses as a means of transportation are quite rare when compared to cars (yes, they’re still used, but not as common as cars)