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> Musk played a simulation showing the wheels folding neatly underneath the car’s undercarriage when not in use. Adding them during assembly or after-market wou
by tlrobinson 8y ago
> Musk played a simulation showing the wheels folding neatly underneath the car’s undercarriage when not in use. Adding them during assembly or after-market would cost $200 to $300, he said, and would not interfere with the vehicle’s normal operation.
- C1sc0cat 8y agoFolding wheels .. right I can see some interesting failure modes where the wheels fold up in normal driving. Yeh I know its not supposed to happen but one Uk maker had steering wheels that could come off whilst driving - this was used in my mech eng course as a cautionary example.
- ryanmercer 8y ago>Yeh I know its not supposed to happen but one Uk maker had steering wheels that could come off whilst driving Steering wheels come off in MANY race cars, IndyCar it's basically a necessity so you can get in and out of the cockpit. In the case you mention it just sounds like design incompetence.
- C1sc0cat 8y agoWell it was a BL company I believe