The Nikola 1 - Not what you thought it would be....

I heard the Roaddog interview with Mr. Milton. Sounds like they have a few neat concepts they're planning. Like fully independent suspension.

 

They recently unveiled the truck with US express graphics, but they still have to build the factories and hydrogen infrastructure...they've already started work on an electric UTV. I'm still skeptical though..,,a couple of similar things happened with the motorcycle gear industry. One company called Skully was supposed to release a new full face helmet with a built in gps display(projected onto the face shield just like on some jet fighter pilots' helmets), then bailed after the two guys who ran it spent investors' money on booze and strippers. All those people when placed orders on it wound up losing up to 1500 bucks a piece. Another company called Nuviz was going to come up with an add-on gps projector for motorcycle helmets but did the same thing.

 

Skully didn't steal everyone's money, they gave everyone credit towards the existing smart helmet line...
I should know, as I had a VR helmet on order. Would I have preferred to get my money back? Yes, but at least I still have a new helmet with a HUD display, just doesn't have the map overlay and rear view.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.time...8/14/fraud-allegations-hud-skully/?source=damFunny, last I heard they folded.

 

Any new technology is going to plagued by problems at first. It always requires people putting their reputations and careers on the line. Most will fail, but others will continue to build off of their successes and failures until the technology becomes mainstream. I'm sure those with vested interests in the horse and buggy industry of the 19th century said things very similar to what is being said in this thread when the internal combustion engine was in it's developmental stages.

 

Why does everyone always bring this back to cars vs. horse & buggy?

The flying car is still a pipe dream, even today. (And the Amish still rock the buggy)

So the relevant question is: is all this new tech the next Ford or Moller?

 

Talk about being the 1st at the Scene of the Crash.