"One driver who caused a fatal accident was using Snapchat shortly before the crash. This driver was also going at 115 mph. It goes without saying, therefore, that Snapchat is to blame, not speeding or general recklessness."
The Snapchat was taken by the passenger. They were even hinting at racing being a factor. It seems like a bad example all around. I am sure apps contribute to some road fatalities but this was clearly a case of a driver crashing because they were going 115 miles a fucking hour on a populated road.
This looks very cool. I was so disappointed by Concorde never really gaining enough popularity to drive costs down to a reasonable level.
I wonder what they mean by "affordable"; the article says the Boom XB-1 carries 55 passengers at high capacity, but a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner for example can cram 335 passengers. Either way this is great and if it gains traction costs will inevitably go down, but I wonder what we are talking about price wise in the immediate future.
