There is zero chance that “feature” will ever see public roads. The amount of compressed are needed for that would probably vaporize everyone within 50 feet in a minor accident.
I would actually be more comfortable if it did use propellant.
This was a publicity stunt and the only to only noteworthy thing is the vacuum downforce which also seems dumb when you consider it’ll be sucking up squirrels and random shit on public roads.
It’ll be a regular car with regular features. This stuff will be “2 years out” for the next 20z
"You know how our electric cars have giant batteries that sometimes burst into an unquenchable fireball that burns hot enough to melt metal? What if we add a bunch of highly compressed gas in cannisters around the frame!"
Also, can 1-3 seconds in the air even be considered as "Flying" vs other machines?
For example:
The Kiity Hawk vs Tesla Roadster, what flyes more?
Kitty Hawk wins by a wide margin in actual sustained atmospheric flight—whether comparing the 1903 Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk or the modern Kitty Hawk eVTOL aircraft against the newly demonstrated Tesla Roadster.
The only scenario where a Tesla Roadster "flies" farther is if you count Starman’s 2008 Roadster launched atop a Falcon Heavy in 2018, which is in a ballistic heliocentric orbit rather than achieving self-powered aerodynamic flight...so not exactly flying, more like falling forever.
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u/Okrumbles 8h ago
I'm gonna be real I wouldn't want to be anywhere near a car that can jump in the current American driving climate anyways.