@henrysceee@D__Melb@bscholl Yes. The latest improvements in materials science, aerodynamics, computers and engine technology allowed upgrades in safety, efficiency and cost, but a carbon-fiber 787 has the same cruising speed as a 1958 707.
@D__Melb@henrysceee@bscholl I have been following for years the inception of this much talked about Project Sunrise and, although it will be a record distance for a flight, it will also be a record length. Shorter than the alternative, but still a 22-hour flight. Something went wrong at some point.
@bscholl Western sanctions compelled Russia to make its own engines in order to have 100% Russian-made airliners and Rostec said Russia was prepared to supply to China its PD-8, PD-14 and upcoming PD-35 engines as a backup option in case of western restrictions.
@SauberManC24@bscholl First commercial flight of the A350 was in 2015. Blake is talking about project launch. 2004 for both the 787 and the first draft of the A350.
@therealjavix@userkdev@The_M_Sanders@elonmusk@OwenSparks I would not say 20 years, but I do not have a functioning crystal ball either. There is not even a Tesla dealership or service centre in my region, but I still hope to see the Cybercab come to me one day.
@therealjavix@userkdev@The_M_Sanders@elonmusk@OwenSparks In the last earnings call, Ashok said that Tesla will dominate terrestrial transportation in every market they go. I do not think he meant with individually-owned vehicles, but with shared vehicles, leading to lower costs and therefore drawing demand from car owners.
@userkdev@The_M_Sanders@elonmusk@OwenSparks In my opinion, given the scale of Robotaxi deployments they're aiming for, they will produce much more vehicles in the future that they have so far. So I think they're not exiting anything except the normalised deviance that is road dangerousness.