Elon Musk Unveils Urban Slingshot System Able To Move 6 Pedestrians Across Street Per Hour

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AUSTIN—Boasting that the system used 75% less power than normal cars and could be installed on almost any street corner with 400 square feet of free space, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new urban slingshot system Wednesday that he claimed was capable of of moving up to six pedestrians across the street per hour. “America is still stuck in the 19th century when it comes to crossing the street, but I know we can do better,” said Musk, presenting a detailed rendering of the integrated “Skypod” crossing system that would launch sealed, individually seated pedestrians pods with a motorized sling above the street to a predetermined location on the adjoining sidewalk. “Getting to the other side of the street used to mean wasting energy by using your legs and being exposed to dozens of other people, but that is in the past. Each crossing network costs only $10 million to install and is fully automated, with a climate-controlled environment for the five-minute loading process and journey across the street. And while there have been several instances of the pods crushing pedestrians when they land, I can assure you the lawsuit costs are nothing compared to the savings over helicopter crossing.” At press time, 34 cities across the country had bid more than $10 billion to become the first Skypod City.\n

the system used 75% less power than normal cars and could be installed on almost any street corner with 400 square feet of free space, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new urban slingshot system Wednesday that he claimed was capable of of moving up to six pedestrians across the street per hour.

and being exposed to dozens of other people, but that is in the past. Each crossing network costs only $10 million to installminute loading process and journey across the street. And while there have been several instances of the pods crushing pedestrians when they land, I can assure you the lawsuit costs are nothing compared to the savings over helicopter crossing.” At press time,Share This Story

 

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Elon Musk follows Babylon 🐝

He finally found the solution for those bus lane camera's.

To help people get where they want and helps them from getting to old. Because he is against people getting to old.

“Hyper Sidewalks”

There should be a follow up post in a months time telling us it’s been pivoted to a stick for public viewing 😂

This one reminds me of thunderf00t

I have been talking about this for years 🤣🤣🤣

Lol, Elon Musk bought 9% of twitter simply so the Onion stops dunking on him. Keep it up, fellas.

Pedestrians...haha!!!

Muskrats:

Elders of Musk family warn Elon that this is a special privilege and that no pedestrians are to be aimed at birds or neighborhood cats, or the whole system could be taken away.

Bringing Trump back would effectively turn Twitter into Truth Social and gut its value as a platform. Times have changed. It’s not 2016 anymore. Trump would ruin Twitter like every other business he touches. It would certainly be entertaining to watch.

Dang, his net worth is going to go up another billion dollars as soon as the investors find out!

More exciting than his boring company 😏

GameChanger

CROSSWALKS REVOLUTIONIZED!!!!!!!!!!!

If you don't like splatting into buildings; buy a Tesla - Elon Musk

The Onion strays further away from satire with each passing day. Somewhere, in a smoke-filled office, Elon Musk abandons preliminary plans to implement the Hyperband.

It's a rocket launcher, for humans

At my daddy’s living room

You're going to need a trebuchet to get over the traffic. Slingshot 2.0.

The only news endorsed by Elon.

Domestic Terrorists are trying to control twitter because they think that's how Trump became president. Truth cannot be controlled. -- ❤️💕💕

What a visionary

up to 12 if Mom and Dad carry their children.

Hm

ASovietOnion Likely still less dangerous than the car tunnel

voxcpw You forgot to mention that it also generates green energy at close to no emissions

No BTC and Dogecoin? Not a Musk thing to do.

elonmusk Plug TheBabylonBee

Almost as many as the tunnel can move.

DJSnM A bit too slow rate of pedestrians/hour for a start, but it should scale up in production.

Again, reinventing known technology but making it better-er.

'it will be fully automated'. yeh and powered by Tesla's Full Self Propelling software. To handle edge cases each crossing will be equipped with a human safety operator also known as a crossing guard.

Time to include it in the ARKInvest Tesla’s $3000 PT

6 people per hour seems low, can they use a stronger elastic band?

Watch it only be able to move 3 per hour when it actually comes out smh

heyashwp and rocketjumptweet did the same joke a few years ago, all be it, not satiring Musk which is *chefs kiss*.

DJSnM sold by the Acme corporation?

smh always with the unrealistic satire that's far too efficient and not nearly enough of a safety hazard to be a True Musk Idea

jbaert nog geen zo'n slecht idee!

another banger

DJSnM Why are we funding this man? 😉

😂😂😂

it costs 70 million dollars and its got led lights

Totally unrealistic. The pedestrians have to get into Teslas before being flung.

2AvSagas So Inspired and innovative.. How does he come up with this stuff?!

disruptive!

Won’t be implemented until the Urban Catcher’s Mitt is perfected for the landing side.

Weak.

WOOOOOO WHAT A GENIUS

That’s what the IDF thinks Palestinian kids are using when they roll in with tanks

That little guy in his business casual is holding on

Pffff...Arabs were first! Allahu Akbar!!!

Yeah, good that Skypods are individually sealed. Thought Elon actually supported that public transport shit for a second.

Sure, and it will be available in beta in a couple of months, and then years and years of waiting until I can actually get slingshotted. So tired of Elon's promises and he never delivers.

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