Some Automotive Fun...

[Rhinocrates]

Locomotive by Henry Dreyfus, from nearly ninety years ago.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Also, a toaster.

 

[Rhinocrates]

It's virtually a law of nature that every few months some techbro who's never used a bus reinvents it.

Apart from the banality of the concept and the design, in its present form it's groud clearance is ridiculous. One of the publicity images shows it at a beach (?). I can't imagine that thing dealing with a pothole, let alone going off-road.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher comments.

On the back of her book, mentioned in the clip, she has quotes about her from various tech luminaries. Two are from Musk:

"Well, you are right." -Elon Musk, SpaceX guy, November 2018.

"You're an asshole." - Elon Musk, Twitter guy, October 2022.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ1zE818cU0&t=28s

 

[Graham1973]

The future of the past...

View: https://youtu.be/G9vKzwIKFtg?si=o_rX1tjVjv7pJKCO

 

[Graham1973]

A danger once covered by the 'Mythbusters' TV series.

View: https://youtu.be/STX4Appk2uw?si=Dr9v3pcDl113PWpm

 

[Grey Havoc]

One of the publicity images shows it at a beach (?). I can't imagine that thing dealing with a pothole, let alone going off-road.

Maybe they are planning to use something like MagneRide, or something even more exotic?

 

[publiusr]

Snack run

Traffic Camera Spots 'Cookie Monster' Speeding Down German Highway | Coast to Coast AM

German authorities were understandably unamused when a traffic camera snapped a photo of a driver speeding down a highway while wearing a Cookie Monster mask.

www.coasttocoastam.com

 

[Graham1973]

Drinking and driving can be dangerous even if the drunk is not at the wheel...

View: https://youtu.be/axO8FBuFcoQ?si=O3QaU_C9lBwhLN6V

 

[Grey Havoc]

The most hideous luxury car ever – that you’ve probably never heard of

From its outrageously long bonnet to its decadent, faux Gatsby-era profile, the Panther DeVille was emblematic of 1970s culture

www.telegraph.co.uk