In theory, contractors are legally barred from political giving because that smacks of bribery. In practice, Musk gets a 2,200 percent return on his investment.
I saw some video years ago about why hover cars are incapable of stopping. Which means they are pointless as a means for transportation, for the most part.
When something is in the air, there is little you can do to put on the brakes.
Even a jet has to land first, then brake the wheels.
It’s just like a boat being in the water but worse.
There is no way to quickly maneuver nor stop.
The bigger it is, the worse this problem becomes.
Also unlike a boat which still has some semblence of a plane to balance on. Something in the air can rotate 360° in every axis.
Meaning it’s very easy for it to flip over.
Unlike a wave making a boat rise a bit or tip a little to the side, a big gust of wind could flip a hover car over.
The only way to fully resolve that problem would be multiple propulsion jets on every side.
By using multiple redundant gyroscopes and a chip to adjust the thrust to each propeller hundreds of times a second. I hear the wimote has cheap accelerometers that can work, but once it catches on I’m sure people will make specialized boards for this
I saw some video years ago about why hover cars are incapable of stopping. Which means they are pointless as a means for transportation, for the most part.
When something is in the air, there is little you can do to put on the brakes.
Even a jet has to land first, then brake the wheels.
It’s just like a boat being in the water but worse.
There is no way to quickly maneuver nor stop.
The bigger it is, the worse this problem becomes.
Also unlike a boat which still has some semblence of a plane to balance on. Something in the air can rotate 360° in every axis.
Meaning it’s very easy for it to flip over.
Unlike a wave making a boat rise a bit or tip a little to the side, a big gust of wind could flip a hover car over.
The only way to fully resolve that problem would be multiple propulsion jets on every side.
If only there was a way to have 4 or more sources of thrust to balance, giving you full control over your orientation…
I’m calling it the tetracopter. It’s my idea, no one steal it
But would such a thing work on a larger heavy vehicle holding weight that shifts around inside ?
By using multiple redundant gyroscopes and a chip to adjust the thrust to each propeller hundreds of times a second. I hear the wimote has cheap accelerometers that can work, but once it catches on I’m sure people will make specialized boards for this