The Future of Personal Commuting: A Thrust Roadster Owner's View
A car drove up a wall, came back down on air, and reminded me that the way we get around is still being invented. As a Thrust Roadster owner (mine is the Roadster Thrust G007), here's what Tesla showed, who built it, and what you can take from it this week.
You and I are not going to fly to work in 2028. What Thursday showed is quieter and, I think, more important: software is now steering physics in real time. The thrusters correct the car within a fraction of a second. The steering is by wire, meaning electronic signals instead of a mechanical link. Engadget reported that the stunts were programmed into the car. That is the same direction the rest of personal transport is moving: cars that sense, decide and adjust faster than a person can.