Elon Musk showed off Tesla’s new flying car on Thursday, October 15, and video footage of the unveiling has folks howling on the internet.
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Elon Musk Unveils Flying Car
Elon Musk unveiled his Tesla Roadster flying sports car on Thursday in Waco, Texas, according to TechCrunch. Tesla also shared footage of the event on Instagram, with the caption: “Real life, baby.”
The video shows the car driving up a curved ramp, then driving off and flipping upside down. The car then rotates in the air as it slowly drops toward the ground, with jets appearing to assist in the descent.
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“This will be the actual car that’s on the roads,” Musk said, per TechCrunch. “It literally is just going to puff itself up, and uh, and be able to do this, these maneuvers whenever you’d like.”
Roomies Roast Elon Musk’s Flying Car
Roomies wasted absolutely no time in sharing their opinions on Musk’s “flying” car on TSR’s Instagram page, and they were not impressed. Several folks questioned whether the car flew, while others just roasted Musk.
User @basicanayaa wrote, “Girl it barely flew.”
@gee2srt joked, “that’s just a lil lift off.. that’s not flying😂.”
User @slaywithdre added, “That bih look like it kinda fell to me but idk.”
User @realmikemizzle noted, “But the car didn’t fly it dropped down 🤷🏾♂️😂.”
@datduderell85 replied, “Y’all got Tesla cars on the road malfunctioning, now you want to put one in the sky? 😂.”
User @414.kennedi agreed. “They can’t even drive on the ground bye.”
@shidrika added, “Man we don’t need ts 😭😭.”
User @mamiyana_vonna added, “I can see somebody filing a claim nah talmbout the damn car fell outta nowhere 😂.”
@presjholley noted, “That was… falling with style. 😂.”
User @queen_dnay has a similar take. “That looks like falling with style to me😂.”
@welkome2duhgoat.land added, “mind you it wasn’t even in the air for more than a second …”
User @brandeeezzzyyy wrote, “Yea just what we need some drunk mtfrs with a flying car.”
@whit_ownership joked, “Call me Old School, I don’t want it .. like the Old people say; it’s an accident waiting to happen 😂.”
User @quana__j added, “Bring back horseback riding cause y’all do too much. 🙄.”
Video Shows Roadster Jumping Row Of Vehicles
Tesla also shared footage of the Roadster doing its best Evil Knievel routine on Instagram. The clip shows the car driving towards a row of vehicles, including a semi cab, before lifting off and turning 360 degrees in midair over the row. The post is captioned: “The Kickflip.”
In addition, Tesla also shared close-up photographs of the flying sports car on Instagram. The interior of the two-seat vehicle is shown in the pics, and the car features doors that open upwards rather than out. The post is captioned:
“Roadster is a true pilot’s car: active aerodynamics, a multi-mode suction system & cold-gas thrusters,” it reads, in part. “Beyond the limits of physics: – Multi-mode fan & ground sealing system pulls air from beneath the vehicle, generating enough suction to hold it upside down while stationary – Powered fans & active wings maximize traction and cornering speeds in all conditions, achieving massive downforce at zero speed – Advanced cold-gas thrusters w/ all-electric actuators make micro adjustments within a fraction of a second to stabilize the vehicle in flight.”
Despite Musk’s claim, the Federal Aviation Administration says the car doesn’t meet the definition of an aircraft, per CBS News.
