Originally Posted by
architect
I am just curious. How did you arrive at the belief that we are 30 years behind as opposed to 20 or even 10? And do you mean just automotive technology or technology in general?
30 years ago there was no World Wide Web. Today local public high school students have Internet access, where just about all sorts of the latest technological information is available. Granted implementing them requires funding but truly worthy projects will never lack for investors or sponsors. (The PhUV project of the tsikot group has interested sponsors/investors from the US and the Middle East, not to mention local parties.)
As for local automotive technology specifically, are you aware one of the PhUV core group member holds a patent for a rotary engine? Another had his entire team recruited to the Middle East to build a truck prototype. If we are truly 30 years behind, do you think the rest of the world would bother to hire Filipinos for automotive work?
As for a modest-looking AUV, what is wrong with that? For as long as it truly embodies Filipino characteristics, both aesthetically and functionally, and is both affordable and reliable, there is no reason for us to be ashamed of the resultant PhUV. Having that mindset is akin to being ashamed of your son simply because he is not handsome, notwithstanding whatever positive characteristics he might possess.
That said, aesthetics is the function of the automotive designer, or designers in general. The low budget should not be a hindrance. Instead, it should serve as a challenge. Just as developing an affordable, functional, and reliable PhUV should serve as a challenge for those of us who do not subscribe to the defeatist mindset that sadly seems to be so pervasive these days.
Papa Tsikot
Originally Posted by architect
