Mary Fisher
But can it tow?
Brian M
But its no faster than any other car when stuck in traffic, just looks cooler!
KirkAugustin
NO! It can NOT drive itself! Every single attempt at autonomous driving relies in GPS mapping, and that is not at all reliable. Use self driving if you have suicidal intentions, but then stay away from any people.
Indiver716
The wheels / wheel covers are hideous. I would think someone would be able to come up with something more attractive that performs the function (258 mph top speed instead of 254 mph top speed?) they are aiming for. The exterior and interior styling is pretty generic for super / hyper cars. They should study Pagani for a wow factor interior and any number of makers current and past (Ferrari, Lancia, Bizzarini; Alpha Romeo) for a stand-out exterior. The performance numbers are quite impressive and it's surprising that a small auto maker can confidently delve into self-driving tech.
guzmanchinky
Hand it to Hammond. Now.
Daishi
>it's surprising that a small auto maker can confidently delve into self-driving tech.
It is surprising and it's enough reason to be skeptical of any claims they make. Everyone in the industry has been sinking a fortune to develop the technology for years. You don't simply walk into the industry and deliver level 4 autonomy through in house R&D efforts. Maybe it's planned but it's certainly not complete.
Tom Lee Mullins
I think that is way cool.
yawood
@Indiver716. To each his own - I think every aspect of the car is beautiful, including the wheels.
One thing that seems odd though is that you'd have to put your hands into the seat of the fire to get the extinguisher.
MQ
Level 4 Autonomy and Autopilot in one sentence.. all related to an automobile..
In reality aircraft autopilots are only level 3 or level 4 for very closely controlled research environments . Operator on the loop, and they are only used in this level in a controlled cooperative environment.
Driving on public roads is neither controlled nor cooperative. Hence unleashing any such on the lublic should be cautioned... then again tesla seems to have survived (if you call a perenial loss maker " surviving) the "decapitation by model S" saga of a few years ago.
One thing we have to credit these entrepreneurs with is the ability to BS billions of dollars from wealthy patrons flush with OPM to distribute.
matsuda
"Level 4 Autonomy and Autopilot in one sentence.. all related to an automobile.."
I'm just going to leave this here:
Rimac Introduces AI Hypercar Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/03/07/rimac-c-two/
The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604087/the-dark-secret-at-the-heart-of-ai/
NVIDIA AI Car Demonstration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-96BEoXJMs0
Thanks