Dukhovny welcomes Tesla as a flying-car competitor
Jim DukhovnyAlef Aeronautics co-founder and chief executive
Dukhovny treats Tesla's unveiling as entry into the flying-car category and welcomes competition.
“Welcome, Tesla, to the flying car race; we’ve been here alone for eleven years”
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Elon Musk calls Tesla's Roadster a flying car; Roger Connor questions sustained-flight claims before the demo
Elon Musk says Tesla's new Roadster brings flying cars into the present. In Tesla's demonstration, a Roadster with no one aboard made jumps of a few seconds. Smithsonian curator Roger Connor, speaking beforehand, distinguished short hops from sustained flight.
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Electrek quotes Alef chief executive Jim Dukhovny welcoming Tesla as a competitor. His commercial welcome does not independently establish Tesla's flight performance.
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Alef released a promotional video welcoming Tesla's Roadster to the flying-car market.
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Dukhovny says competition can help establish a category, attract investors and support regulatory lobbying.
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Reference point: Musk's description of the Roadster as a flying car. Dukhovny, whose company Alef is developing a flying car, welcomes Tesla to the flying car race, which accepts the Roadster as a flying car. He does not assess its flight performance. Closest competing label: Mixed or conditional; it loses because the welcome carries no condition.
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