"it should have enough reserve power to gracefully slow you down if the machine is in trouble." You're 100% right. It's an avoidable problem. But they choose n

"it should have enough reserve power to gracefully slow you down if the machine is in trouble." You're 100% right. It's an avoidable problem. But they choose not to for bragging-rights and top speeds and engineering resources. Chaotic innovation in the personal-transport space is better for us in the long term.