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Space roadster Tesla and Starman covered 4 billion km
On Monday, February 6, five years have passed since SpaceX captured the world’s attention with its decision to launch Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster into space.
According to the tracking website whereisroadster.com, by the anniversary of its existence, it had made about three and a quarter revolutions around the Sun and was at a distance of about 327 million km from Earth. The roadster has covered more than 4 billion km in space. In 2020, a car approached Mars for the first time, passing within 8 million km of the planet, about 20 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
It is difficult to determine with absolute certainty whether the car is intact. According to CNN, there is a possibility that it could have been damaged or destroyed by a meteorite.
Before launching in 2018, SpaceX loaded the car with various Easter eggs. Behind the wheel was a spacesuit-clad dummy nicknamed Starman, and on the dashboard was a sign that read “Don’t Panic,” a reference to the famous sci-fi story The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and a plaque with the names of thousands of SpaceX employees.
One 2018 paper calculated that the chance of a car colliding with Earth over the next 15 million years is about 22%. It has a 12% chance of crashing into Venus or the Sun.
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13.2″ screen, 16 GB RAM, 128 GB flash, Snapdragon 8155, 180 HP New details about the youth crossover Geely Atlas L Cool
New details about the Geely Atlas L Cool crossover, a shortened version of the regular Atlas L aimed at young people, have appeared on the Web.
This time, details about the hardware platform of the infotainment system have emerged. It will include a vertical screen with a diagonal of 13.2 inches and a resolution of 1440 x 1920 pixels, and the basis of the hardware platform will be SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155, supplemented by 16 GB of RAM and 128 GB of flash memory. Vehicle firmware will be updated over the air.
Also promised is a large panoramic roof with an area of 1.12 m2 and atmospheric lighting with 72 colors. The crossover will receive a Bosch 9.3 ESP system and 13 driver assistance systems, including adaptive cruise control and an auto-braking system in front of a pedestrian.
The car will be able to start on its own after scanning the face of the driver entered in the memory. Also, after scanning, predefined settings will be automatically set: seat position, climate control settings, etc.
The dimensions of the Geely Atlas L Cool are 4510 x 1865 x 1650 mm, the wheelbase is 2701 mm long. Inside there will be 39 compartments for storing small items, and the trunk volume is 571 liters.
1.5-liter engine with 180 hp joint development of Geely and Volvo will work with a 7-speed “robot” and will provide good dynamics – 7.9 s to 100 km / h.
BYD introduced the new Denza N8 crossover, which is an upgraded version of the BYD Tang model.
The announcement turned out to be formal: the manufacturer published the first images, but did not disclose details about the technical component of Denza N8.
According to Chinese Automobiles, Denza N8 will be available with hybrid and pure electric powertrains. In addition, it is known that buyers will be able to choose between the number of seats in the cabin (5, 6 or 7).
The original BYD Tang was released in 2015, a second generation followed in 2018 and is still in production today. In 2019, Denza X was released based on this model, which was created in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz. Denza N8 replaces Denza X.
Prices and other details about the Denza N8 will be made public later.
Tesla has released a limited edition Cybertruck-themed GigaBier beer. Beer is offered for $30.
It is worth recognizing that this is not the first original idea from Elon Musk’s companies. Previously, The Boring Company offered flamethrowers and Burnt Hair cologne with the smell of burnt hair, and Tesla released a Cyberwhistle in the spirit of Cybertruck. Of course, there was Tesla branded tequila. By the way, at the time of its announcement, they also thought that this was an April Fool’s joke.
The Tesla GigaBier bottle is designed to mimic the shape of the Cybertruck, paying homage to the 500-year-old Reinheitsgebot tradition of German brewing. Enjoy this beer brewed in Berlin with our exclusive Cyberhops and notes of citrus, bergamot and sweet fruit. Each bottle has a glow-in-the-dark Giga logo.
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Tesla is selling a pack of three beers for 89 euros.
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