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What I found interesting is that the vehicle that drove them to the launchpad was a Rivian SUV. The direct competitor to the Tesla Model X.
by sschueller 5y ago
What I found interesting is that the vehicle that drove them to the launchpad was a Rivian SUV. The direct competitor to the Tesla Model X.
- sandworm101 5y agoYup. There are layers upon layers of messaging here. This is a handful of very rich people throwing shade at each other. In the past they used paintings and architecture to send coded insults. Now they use thier toy rockets.
- jansan 5y agoThey should have driven there with four Rimac Nevera, one car per astronaut. Now THAT would have sent a message.
- machtesh 5y agoAmazon/Jeff Bezos are investors in Rivian. They're developing electric delivery vehicles for Amazon.
- nickik 5y agoNASA uses Model X to transport astronauts to the launch tower. And Amazon invested in Rivian so Bezos wants to feature that.