I had to laugh at this, as I, too, sometimes get exercised about cross-use of terminology. In fairness, though, there is a long heritage of terminology interchange of among different forms of transport.
We all talk of "horsepower" in cars, boats, and prop planes, although horses have nothing to do with their propulsion.
Cars still have "dashboards", a carryover term from wagons and buggies, although they no longer serve the original function of keeping mud from splattering you.
A "steersman" is someone who steers a ship or a boat, although most people refer to a boat's steering device as a "helm" (or, less frequently, a "boat wheel") while associating a "steering wheel" with a car.
Since I was a child I've heard people ask "who wants to take the helm" when trying to decide who's going to drive.
The automotive press has for decades written about how a car "launches", although the term originally was used for nautical undertakings, not with the wagons, carts, and buggies that preceded automobiles.
Especially with high-powered EVs such as Lucids and Teslas, the spin-up whine of the electric motors coupled with acceleration that presses you into the seat back is inevitably going to invite comparisons to taking flight. It's not just a cynical marketing tactic. I've had quite a few passengers in the Lucid spontaneously compare the experience to being in an airplane, especially when I'm "launching" hard.
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