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> "Initially, de Vries explained, the car will be sold in a limited run of 88 – referencing the speed needed to time-travel in the 1985 sci-fi film Back To The

> "Initially, de Vries explained, the car will be sold in a limited run of 88 – referencing the speed needed to time-travel in the 1985 sci-fi film Back To The Future, in which the DMC famously starred. Each will serve as an avatar for an associated NFT, meaning they won’t be road-registered and suitable only for track use." Why?!

krallja 4y ago
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- Flockster 4y ago
  Yes, but then they follow up with: > "The rest of the production run, while still low-volume, will be built and marketed more conventionally and so will go through the necessary homologation processes for legal use on the road." Why can't the fancy, expensive, showoff NFT cars go through the same process?
  - ytdytvhxgydvhh 4y ago
    Seems like a lot of early builds go through recalls (e.g. Lucid’s new Airs have been recalled a couple of times already). If collectors are willing to spend big bucks and buy cars that don’t come with road-worthiness and legal compliance, why not take their money?
    - ipspam 4y ago
      This comment is the only time I have EVER said, "yeah, I guess an NFT makes sense"
messe 4y ago
What purpose does the NFT serve when there is a physical object to back it?
- warning26 4y ago
  Well, you see, the physical object can be funged, while the NFT cannot!
  - xt00 4y ago
    So after it disappears into the 1950s in two streaks of flames you can claim you still own it of course..
- newsclues 4y ago
  The ability for the manufacturer to get a cut from resales. And whatever they bundle to force the above.
  - zeusk 4y ago
    I could sell the car without ever caring about the "associated NFT".
    - newsclues 4y ago
      What if the NFT gave you access to buy the next car, or some other perk with real value?
- tyrfing 4y ago
  NFT to represent ownership or something like that, since they aren't road legal they probably won't have titles. As for actual purpose, it is of course marketing. Side note: it looks like they tried to sell a DeLorean DMC-12 via NFT last year, but didn't actually sell it. This is a brand licensing company, not a car production company, thus the vagueness of what the vehicles actually are. https://brandsuntapped.com/licensing-haus-maria-alcaide-on-creativity-innovation-and-the-opportunities-around-nfts/ https://brandsuntapped.com/licensing-haus-maria-alcaide-on-c...
colechristensen 4y ago
NFT shouldn’t have anything to do with roadworthiness, it’s just an early production run for collectors that doesn’t go through the various hoops to get rated for public roads and perhaps breaks some rules in order to be more fun on tracks. NFT is just a gimmick on top of a limited edition they can charge extra for and use to test things for the real run.
jhgb 4y ago
> suitable only for track use Ah, so NFT means Not For Transportation here, then.
jccalhoun 4y ago
To get attention and maybe they can actually get enough investment based on attention to actually go into production.
yuppie_scum 4y ago
It gets dumb people with lots of expendable money excited
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krallja 4y ago

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Flockster 4y ago
Yes, but then they follow up with: > "The rest of the production run, while still low-volume, will be built and marketed more conventionally and so will go through the necessary homologation processes for legal use on the road." Why can't the fancy, expensive, showoff NFT cars go through the same process?
- ytdytvhxgydvhh 4y ago
  Seems like a lot of early builds go through recalls (e.g. Lucid’s new Airs have been recalled a couple of times already). If collectors are willing to spend big bucks and buy cars that don’t come with road-worthiness and legal compliance, why not take their money?
  - ipspam 4y ago
    This comment is the only time I have EVER said, "yeah, I guess an NFT makes sense"

messe 4y ago

What purpose does the NFT serve when there is a physical object to back it?

warning26 4y ago
Well, you see, the physical object can be funged, while the NFT cannot!
- xt00 4y ago
  So after it disappears into the 1950s in two streaks of flames you can claim you still own it of course..
newsclues 4y ago
The ability for the manufacturer to get a cut from resales. And whatever they bundle to force the above.
- zeusk 4y ago
  I could sell the car without ever caring about the "associated NFT".
  - newsclues 4y ago
    What if the NFT gave you access to buy the next car, or some other perk with real value?
tyrfing 4y ago
NFT to represent ownership or something like that, since they aren't road legal they probably won't have titles. As for actual purpose, it is of course marketing. Side note: it looks like they tried to sell a DeLorean DMC-12 via NFT last year, but didn't actually sell it. This is a brand licensing company, not a car production company, thus the vagueness of what the vehicles actually are. https://brandsuntapped.com/licensing-haus-maria-alcaide-on-creativity-innovation-and-the-opportunities-around-nfts/ https://brandsuntapped.com/licensing-haus-maria-alcaide-on-c...

colechristensen 4y ago

NFT shouldn’t have anything to do with roadworthiness, it’s just an early production run for collectors that doesn’t go through the various hoops to get rated for public roads and perhaps breaks some rules in order to be more fun on tracks. NFT is just a gimmick on top of a limited edition they can charge extra for and use to test things for the real run.

jhgb 4y ago

> suitable only for track use Ah, so NFT means Not For Transportation here, then.

jccalhoun 4y ago

To get attention and maybe they can actually get enough investment based on attention to actually go into production.

yuppie_scum 4y ago

It gets dumb people with lots of expendable money excited

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