Comments by "Don Jones" (@donjones4719) on "Tesla Model S Plaid Motor EXTRAVAGANZA!!" video.

  1. Came from rockets, that came from... old steam cars. I recall at least one had its boiler wrapped in piano wire to enable it to hold a higher pressure.
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  2. In this case the engineering benefits are flowing the other way, from Tesla to SpaceX. Model 3 motors are used to control the flaps on Starship and the grid fins on the Super Heavy booster.
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  3. "close looping with field oriented controls" Does this involve using sophisticated software? That was my guess, Tesla is so good at using software to solve what used to be hardware problems.
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