• threelonmusketeersM
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    3 months ago

    The design of the Robovan is certainly quite out-there, but given Tesla’s history with out-there concepts, it might actually come to fruition in a state somewhat like this.

    However, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a change in ground clearance. It seems doubtful that the perhaps ~1-2 inch ground clearance on the demo vehicle will be particularly useful on city roads…

    Yeah, I immediately noticed the ground clearance issue as well.

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    3 months ago

    If designed well (doubtful) it could replace a bus similar to this one:

    The robot slug looks larger and less maneuverable for a similar 20 person capacity, with no bike racks.

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    3 months ago

    Our city just got federal funding to buy electric city busses. Those hold up to 50 people and don’t look like a child’s idea of a future car, and probably also don’t spontaneously combust and kill all their passengers.