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Mechanical engineer and Stanford professor Chris Gerdes answers the internet’s automotive questions. Why aren’t solar powered …
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March 21, 2026
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You confused a wing for a spoiler. A spoiler just decreases drag and lift but doesn’t produce downforce.
We are the Knights Who Say Ni! Bring me a shrubbery!
all these cringe electric questions
A German car is programmed to follow the rules. This surprised exactly nobody.
2:16 Don’t say it….
Some of the dumbest questions in this series
11:40 "yeah ai vehicle movement could kill kids, but its not our fault, its the ai we generate" ……………………………? blink once if you are not an ai
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Why even have self driving cars? So humans don’t have to do anything at all anymore? Driving is fun.
Love that he completely ignored planned obsolescence.
a lot of dumb questions with a lot of stupid anwers
6:17 appropriately named
Does anyone know, how autonomous cars determine grip? You have to adjust your driving style whether you drive on tarmac or ice. And you don't know how much grip you have until you start losing it. Any ideas?
Maybe Miatas were always cool, people just didn't realise how good they had it.
Regarding Hydrogen vs. Electric trucks. Building capable chargers is a way smaller task than building a hydrogen infrastructure. In fact, European truck charging infrastructure is already starting to provide megawatt charging (IIRC top is around 1.2 Gigawatt), while trucks come with battery sizes of 600 to 1000 MWh. A 1 MWh truck can charge in less than 45 Minutes to full and drive a good 1000+ km. So technology has closed the gap already. Charging can happen within a regular break time after a distance when a trucker has to stop anyway. Hydrogen simply can't deliver. The advantage of existing electric infrastructure makes all the difference.
Miatas have been a cult following for years. Wild engine swaps, and even more wild mods. You're just seeing more of it on the internet now.
The Ev's are a bit disgusting imo. I'll just stick with the petrol cars, I care for the environment though, that means if I can install something to make the car less gas consuming, I'm all in.
2:16 also, there aren't a lot of people who want to/care to convert their car. Plenty of people would rather have their ICE rather than EV.
I've owned and loved both, but there is zero chance that the majority of 1970s cars were more reliable than 2020s. Every one of my old cars were in constant need of attention and maintenance. My modern Toyotas have needed literally nothing but oil, tires, and $35,000 worth of fuel over the past several years and several hundred thousand miles.
I don't like this guy.
@MntDewMLG is my hero