Matt

@erau_daytona | Pilot | Tesla 2021 LR 3 / 2018 M3P | FSDBeta | $TSLA shareholder 🇺🇸

[Matt @F9Block5]

@elonmusk When will waypoints work with FSD beta?

[Fred Lambert @FredLambert]

Calling @MKBHD’s video “hate” is misguided and highlights the nearly insurmountable issue the Tesla community has with criticism.

There was plenty to criticize about that unveiling and I thought Marques did an incredible job.

He is becoming a great force pushing against the growing movement in tech and now automotive of over promising and under delivering.

[Dominic BRNKMN @DominicBRNKMN]

I had some time to let the roadster sink in. I’ve watched a few in depth videos by TopGear and Hagerty and I have to say:

I‘m kinda sad. In my opinion the SpaceX equipped car and the roadster should’ve been two different things. The entire vehicle was engineered and designed around the CGT system which most buyers won’t purchase. Every „normal“ roadster will be a stripped down version of a crazy track car.

I loved the clean, sporty vibe of the 2017 concept. I wish, we would’ve gotten an updated 2+2 Roadster version of that and a SpaceX themed cyber roadster as a one more thing at the event

Rip 🥲

[The Cyber Stud @TheCTStud]

Sawyer went out of his way to misquote @MKBHD

He's talking about the rocket trim that's invite only. Yes.. 99.99999999% of people will never even have the opportunity to buy this car, regardless if they have the money or not.

Marquees is 100% correct. The coolest part of the demo, the feature(s) that wowed people, will not be available.

[Max Evans @_MaxQ_]

Seeing a lot of head-scratching about how they’re going to implement this monstrosity into a usable road package, and honestly, rightly so. But I have some thoughts…

The thrusters: they’re listed as not legal for road use, which makes obvious sense when you see them in action. But that doesn’t necessarily make them useless… the new Roadster is not the first road car to have features and functions that aren’t road legal (example: race mode in the McLaren P1). They’ve mentioned smashing lap records at racetracks, so perhaps a DRS/boost function between corners? And with how smart their systems are in general, the car itself would likely prevent any use of them on public roads.

Pair that with the fans’ downforce sinking it into the pavement, and this thing has the potential to destroy lap-time leaderboards all over the world. And considering the speeds in question, and perhaps its weight as well, the Roadster would be a great platform to evolve tire technology and material science in braking systems. The be-all and end-all for what’s possible on a road vehicle, and wherever else the lessons learned here may transfer to.

Fan cars are some of the most intense automotive exercises out there. Look up the McMurtry Spéirling, T.50S, or the Brabham BT46 if you’re unfamiliar.

Not to mention what preventive measures they might take to protect the COPVs and mitigate any leaks, should they occur. We all know what happens when one bursts…

Now, about the car being able to control itself in the air and remain upside-down on a flat surface, I have no idea how they plan to make wider use of those capabilities. But knowing the engineers at Tesla, they usually find a way to make something work.

Just rambling and spitballing the thoughts running around the gray right now.

[Black Tesla @blktsla]

I'm loving the tech in the new roadster but how did we get from this to that? It would have been way more impressive to do all of what was shown with the original design imo 🤦🏾‍♂️

[Pintle @pintleinjector]

Knew shit was a wrap when the fucking SpaceX launch stream telemetry graphics came on screen 😭

[Winston @TESLA_winston]

Hot take:

Tesla should have kept this design, focused on delivering 620 miles of range, FSD, and a fantastic charging curve.

The new Roadster is awesome, it's just not practical.

[Dominic BRNKMN @DominicBRNKMN]

RDSTR - 2017 VS 2028

I‘m not sure what to think of the new design. Rear end looks brutal but the rest? 😵‍💫

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

We will make sure that it’s legal — at a minimum could be used to leapfrog golf carts in the Villages.

[Brandon @Brand0n]

What an absolutely insane shot.

Tesla makes the greatest vehicles on Earth

[Matt @F9Block5]

SpaceX F9 launches CRS-35 this morning, viewed from Daytona Beach

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

I understand that the social security conversation is political poison. But I’m not running for office so I don’t care about that. Taking huge chunks out of the paychecks of young working Americans in order to pay for the retirements of older Americans who have a net worth several times higher, all to prop up a system that everyone knows likely won’t be there when those younger people are retirement age themselves, is morally abhorrent and economically insane. Everyone knows it, too, but we’re held hostage by elderly politicians who refuse to surrender power, and older voters who, as a group (with exceptions, obviously), simply don’t care all that much about the financial and cultural future their grandchildren will inherit.

[Matt @F9Block5]

More Falcon Heavy from last night

[Matt @F9Block5]

Falcon Heavy launches NROL-97 from KSC 39A

[Matt @F9Block5]

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[Matt @F9Block5]

Apollo Beach, FL 💙

[Matt @F9Block5]

M3P (2018) is still timelessly stunning.

📍Canaveral Natl. Seashore, FL

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Both @United and @AmericanAir have @Starlink!