Retrograde Motors

Retro-inspired electric vehicles from Houston, TX. Back from the Past, Into the Future. Nostalgia Drives Tomorrow’s Charge.

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Back From The Past, Into The Future.
Say Hello to the Retrograde Flux

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@CyberMikeOG We're still here. John's cooking in the background!

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Back From The Past, Into The Future.
Say Hello to the Retrograde Flux

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This video for the Retrograde Flux took over a month, but I managed to drop in my orthographic views of the car, screenshots of positive views and worked out the entire video thru Grok @imagine.

Grok Imagine was the only video model that was able to even get close to how the car looks. Everything else couldn't get the cars unique design accurate.

Some might say this is slop, but this is 2 years of development, hand painted orthographic references in Photoshop and Illustrator, a design patent, countless hours tweaking and adjusting prompts to find the right shots, style, and timing, then countless more hours in Adobe Premiere.

AI is a tool just like any other, and someone without any experience can make videos, but those with the knowledge and skills behind them can turn it into something that gives you goosebumps.

Anyone who says that these videos are easy, are either uninformed, or trolling you.

https://t.co/BFUc8kXSNt

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The Flux will redefine what a supercar should be.

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Why not do it with some style?

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Gull Wing

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@wholemars The Flux? Or that...

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Decisions Decisions...

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Decisions Decisions...

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The Retrograde Flux:

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The Retrograde Flux

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@goodbros The evolution we deserve

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"This is it! This is the answer... If we could somehow harness this lightning... it just might work."

-Doc Brown

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@SawyerMerritt

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@kandkbryce Should start to see some progress here soon

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Today would be a good day to remind folks that we plan on building beautiful, fun, safe, and yes, drivable EVs for the foreseeable future. FSD would be ideal, but first and foremost, we still want the option to drive.

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Interesting question. Since we may or may not have FSD (though ideally yes, it's fantastic to not HAVE to drive, but choose to.), Summoning your car might not be something we work on, at least initially, so it's possible that the drivetrain wouldn't be connected to the internet. Thought over air updates are efficient.

Something to consider though.

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I officially submit: The Cybercaw

Much like crows, Cybertrucks have a very unique sound. Using crow language as a guide, Cybertrucks can communicate when nearby:

1 Honk = Hi!
2 Honks = Hey, what's up!
3 Honks = WARNING! (Not sure what yet, hazards or Anti Tesla protests or something)

We could build upon the code together!

What do you think?

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Who's up here at GFTX?

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