Why “car” is being discussed
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There is no world in which that car comes off the lot for $1M. That’s a $5M car, minimum
by cush · Oct 16, 2026
I think it absolutely sucks for the cab driver, but I think it's a huge win for safety overall. Drunk driving, tired driving, distracted driving - if we can make those a thing o…
by munk-a · Oct 16, 2026
People saying the flying features are wildly impractical, potentially dangerous, and a waste of space, weight and money which make it worse at being a car are correct. However,…
by mrandish · Oct 16, 2026
That may be so, but these are two very different things: [has X] [has X designed, built, and visible in the car such that it can be easily found and operated whilst panicking fo…
by toss1 · Oct 16, 2026
One of my friends commutes exclusively on FSD in this Tesla. He even purchased a device on Alibaba that disables the attention checks. He spends most of his time doomscrolling o…
by rwz · Oct 16, 2026
“Parlor trick” - it’s a flying car ffs. It’s an incredible engineering accomplishment, even if just for a few seconds
by artdigital · Oct 16, 2026
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A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat 1–8 people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are over 1.6 billion cars in use worldwide as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia