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packman

(16,296 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2014, 12:30 PM Sep 2014

3-D printed car

Amazing - actually printing a working car. The next to last image of a running car is IMHO unbelievable. God, what the future is going to hold for this technology.

http://imgur.com/a/VAmdq

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3-D printed car (Original Post) packman Sep 2014 OP

Well, they printed the body and chassis. MineralMan Sep 2014 #1

Goodbye autoworkers. moondust Sep 2014 #2

A car minus the tires, seats, wheels, battery, wiring, suspension, electric motor and windshield frazzled Sep 2014 #3

MineralMan

(151,495 posts)

1. Well, they printed the body and chassis.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 12:32 PM

Sep 2014

They didn't print a working car. Not a big deal, really.

moondust

(21,336 posts)

2. Goodbye autoworkers.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 12:45 PM

Sep 2014

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

3. A car minus the tires, seats, wheels, battery, wiring, suspension, electric motor and windshield

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:20 PM

Sep 2014

In other words, they built a body. Out of plastic.

And I love how the video says "first test drive down Chicago's McCormick Place." FYI, that's not a street: it's the circular drop-off diveway in front of the Hyatt Regency at McCormick Place convention center.

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