Las Vegas Advanced Police Fleet: Drones and more
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Looks like someone in the LV police department has more money than brains. It will be interesting so see how this plays out.
anotherlab
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I'm not a fan of designs that look like what a 3rd grader drew, but each to his own. At least the initial cost was zero for the LVMPD.
Yay, more cops engaging in high-speed pursuit chases in vehicles designed to go fast in a straight line. There is no way that could cause any problems.
Ha, I guess another example of the "best tools" eh?
How did you not see that one coming.
anotherlab
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The vehicle that flopped in the marketplace will "donated" all over the place. SpaceX is placing thousands of vehicles with unsold cybertrucks.Ha, I guess another example of the "best tools" eh?
How did you not see that one coming.
PHZ
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anotherlab
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They were donated to the LVMPD back in February by Ben and Felicia Horowitz. Ben Horowitz is the Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz and is a long-time donor to the LVMPD.
While it's doubtful that the LVMPD would have purchased the Minecraft Avalanche on their own, they are not going to turn down free ones.
It reminds me of federal weapons programs where state and local governments can use their federal grant money to purchase weapons of mass destruction for little to no cost under the auspices of "national security" concerns and I see it coming for drones as soon as T-Jr has his way.
Bad *ss and beauty are not the same. Exactly the opposite. Intimidating, not beautiful.
Any high-speed chases will be very short! LOL!
anotherlab
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When Saint Elon of the Eternal Beta announced at the launch of his Midlife Crisis Tank that "it can tow a Porsche 911 across the quarter mile faster than the Porsche 911 can go itself", he was, for lack of a better term, lying. According to his Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill, they never ran a quarter-mile race, but did a 1/8 mile test.
MotorTrend thought the numbers looked funny. The Polygon of Regret has twice the horsepower of the Porsche 911 Carrera T, but twice the weight. Add the weight of a trailer and a Porsche 911 Carrera T, and you have a match-up with a Self-Driving Ego Cage that brings twice the horsepower, but three times the weight.
So MotorTrend conducted their own tests and found that the Porsche won 1/4 mile and 1/8 drag runs. They published it in an article and on YouTube. If you want to see the math, watch this video from Engineering Explained.
The Dumpster Deluxe is very fast. In a straight line anyway. The Porsche Taycan handily beat the Tesla Model S Plaid at Nürburgring. When you add cornering and, well, braking, the Tesla acceleration starts to become a one-trick pony. I've driven the Model S, the head snap into the seat is fun when you first drive it. But it's not a sports car, the Chrome Dumpster even less so. The Man Who Mistook Himself for the Future has such a fragile ego that he felt the need to deliver BS statements that he knew were lies during the product launch.
anotherlab
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That calls for some cheap quality AI...Batman would be jealous.
Imagine this in Jeremy Clarkson’s voice, echoing over a desert test track while a stainless steel wedge looms in the sunlight.
Cybertruck vs. The Batmobiles: Because Why the Hell Not
Somewhere between Elon Musk’s ego and a stainless steel origami experiment gone wrong, the Cybertruck was born. It’s big, it’s heavy, and it looks like it escaped from a PlayStation 1 cutscene. But is it a Batmobile?Let’s find out.
1966 Adam West Batmobile
This was a car for a simpler time — when villains wore spandex, not crypto wallets. A Lincoln Futura, black paint, red stripes, and curves you could write poetry about. It looked like Batman’s Sunday cruiser.The Cybertruck, by contrast, looks like it was designed with a ruler… by someone angry at curves. The ‘66 Batmobile had presence, charm, and a dashboard full of buttons that didn’t do anything. The Cybertruck has one giant button that updates your door handles.
Verdict: The old Batmobile gets the girl. The Cybertruck gets the patch notes.
1989 Tim Burton Batmobile
Now this was a machine. A 20-foot gothic missile that looked like it ate Lamborghinis for breakfast. You didn’t drive it — you summoned it.The Cybertruck tries this sort of drama too, but the effect is less “creature of the night” and more “untextured Blender model.”
The 1989 Batmobile says, “I am vengeance.” The Cybertruck says, “Your software update failed.”
Verdict: Keaton’s Batmobile could stare down God. The Cybertruck would ask Him to sign a waiver.
The Tumbler (Nolan Era)
A tank. A brute. A vehicle so unapologetically violent it made every man over 30 question his career choices. The Tumbler could drive through walls, jump rooftops, and intimidate small countries.The Cybertruck, meanwhile, can sort of handle a speed bump.
Yes, the Cybertruck is tough. It’s bullet-resistant. But the Tumbler could crush it into a stainless steel pancake before breakfast.
Verdict: The Tumbler wins. Obviously. The Cybertruck’s only chance is if it hides behind a charger.
The 2022 Pattinson Batmobile
Now this one — this one’s raw. A roaring muscle car forged in rage and trauma. When it starts up, you don’t hear an engine — you hear a threat.The Cybertruck, in comparison, sounds like a vending machine contemplating death.
Verdict: Pattinson’s Batmobile makes you rethink your life choices. The Cybertruck just makes you rethink your Wi-Fi signal.
The Others (Schumacher & Snyder Era)
Ah yes, the neon disco years. Chrome ribs, glowing fins, nipples on the suit — the Batmobiles of the ‘90s were the vehicular equivalent of shouting “EXTREME!” in Comic Sans.And yet… even those fever dreams have more personality than the Cybertruck.
Verdict: Even Clooney’s Batmobile had curves. The Cybertruck has only disappointment.
Final Scores
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Looks | 1989 Batmobile |
| Speed | Tumbler |
| Practicality | Cybertruck (barely, and only if you own a Tesla hat) |
| Intimidation | Pattinson’s Batmobile |
| Cool Factor | Literally all of them except the Cybertruck |
Final Thoughts
The Cybertruck isn’t a Batmobile. It’s what Bruce Wayne would drive before his parents died — something flashy, slightly ridiculous, and prone to software recalls.
It’s the Batmobile if Batman outsourced WayneTech to SpaceX and asked for the “budget-conscious” version.
So yes — the Cybertruck can tow, it can charge, it can tweet.
But if it ever pulled up next to a real Batmobile, it would do the only sensible thing a Tesla can do in that situation:
Reverse quietly… and reboot.
That calls for some cheap quality AI...
Imagine this in Jeremy Clarkson’s voice, echoing over a desert test track while a stainless steel wedge looms in the sunlight.
Cybertruck vs. The Batmobiles: Because Why the Hell Not
Somewhere between Elon Musk’s ego and a stainless steel origami experiment gone wrong, the Cybertruck was born. It’s big, it’s heavy, and it looks like it escaped from a PlayStation 1 cutscene. But is it a Batmobile?
Let’s find out.
This was a car for a simpler time — when villains wore spandex, not crypto wallets. A Lincoln Futura, black paint, red stripes, and curves you could write poetry about. It looked like Batman’s Sunday cruiser.
The Cybertruck, by contrast, looks like it was designed with a ruler… by someone angry at curves. The ‘66 Batmobile had presence, charm, and a dashboard full of buttons that didn’t do anything. The Cybertruck has one giant button that updates your door handles.
Verdict: The old Batmobile gets the girl. The Cybertruck gets the patch notes.
Now this was a machine. A 20-foot gothic missile that looked like it ate Lamborghinis for breakfast. You didn’t drive it — you summoned it.
The Cybertruck tries this sort of drama too, but the effect is less “creature of the night” and more “untextured Blender model.”
The 1989 Batmobile says, “I am vengeance.” The Cybertruck says, “Your software update failed.”
Verdict: Keaton’s Batmobile could stare down God. The Cybertruck would ask Him to sign a waiver.
A tank. A brute. A vehicle so unapologetically violent it made every man over 30 question his career choices. The Tumbler could drive through walls, jump rooftops, and intimidate small countries.
The Cybertruck, meanwhile, can sort of handle a speed bump.
Yes, the Cybertruck is tough. It’s bullet-resistant. But the Tumbler could crush it into a stainless steel pancake before breakfast.
Verdict: The Tumbler wins. Obviously. The Cybertruck’s only chance is if it hides behind a charger.
Now this one — this one’s raw. A roaring muscle car forged in rage and trauma. When it starts up, you don’t hear an engine — you hear a threat.
The Cybertruck, in comparison, sounds like a vending machine contemplating death.
Verdict: Pattinson’s Batmobile makes you rethink your life choices. The Cybertruck just makes you rethink your Wi-Fi signal.
Ah yes, the neon disco years. Chrome ribs, glowing fins, nipples on the suit — the Batmobiles of the ‘90s were the vehicular equivalent of shouting “EXTREME!” in Comic Sans.
And yet… even those fever dreams have more personality than the Cybertruck.
Verdict: Even Clooney’s Batmobile had curves. The Cybertruck has only disappointment.
Final Scores
Category Winner Looks 1989 Batmobile Speed Tumbler Practicality Cybertruck (barely, and only if you own a Tesla hat) Intimidation Pattinson’s Batmobile Cool Factor Literally all of them except the Cybertruck
Final Thoughts
The Cybertruck isn’t a Batmobile. It’s what Bruce Wayne would drive before his parents died — something flashy, slightly ridiculous, and prone to software recalls.
It’s the Batmobile if Batman outsourced WayneTech to SpaceX and asked for the “budget-conscious” version.
So yes — the Cybertruck can tow, it can charge, it can tweet.
But if it ever pulled up next to a real Batmobile, it would do the only sensible thing a Tesla can do in that situation:
Reverse quietly… and reboot.
anotherlab
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Got to hand it to them for great marketing, though!
Devil is always in the details.
Electric cars are fastest off the line, but quickly fall behind after that.
Handling isn't the best either.
I still prefer my gas guzzling sports car to an electric one.
Felix le Chat
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Here's an example of chasing a Tesla and another example of the Tesla police car doing the chasing:
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