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Joonas Ilmavirta
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Length of non-horizontal curve

Let $M$ be a sub-Riemannian space. Consider a curve $\gamma:[0,1]\to M$ such that $\dot\gamma(t)\not\in TM_{\gamma(t)}$ (totally non-horizontal curve).

Is it obvious that the curve is not rectifiable or has infinite length? I haven't found any mentions about this questions.