Tesla Roadster Redesign Revives Musk's Flying Car Vision in Texas Demo

Elon Musk demonstrated a redesigned Tesla Roadster on October 15 at a SpaceX facility in Texas, driving it upside down on a curved ramp and briefly launching it airborne, reviving his flying car vision. The stunt, shared on X with the caption “Turns out the future does have flying cars,” recalls Musk’s 2018 promise to Joe Rogan to equip the car with rocket thrusters, a claim met with skepticism. He later explained the cold-gas thruster concept to Jay Leno in 2020. The redesigned Roadster is slated for production in 2028, though the demonstration’s flight capability remains a promotional showcase rather than a confirmed production feature.