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Tesla is taking $250,000 deposits for a Roadster with SpaceX thrusters. The FAA says it isn’t an aircraft
Tesla’s long-awaited Roadster drove upside down along a curved ramp, launched into the air, rolled 180 degrees using bursts of compressed air and landed on its wheels during a livestreamed demonstration Thursday at SpaceX’s rocket test…
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Tesla demonstrated a prototype Roadster that drove upside down along a curved ramp, launched into the air, performed a 180‑degree roll using compressed‑air bursts, and landed on its wheels during a livestream at SpaceX’s rocket test facility in McGregor, Texas. Immediately after, the vehicle fired its thrusters to jump over a lineup of Tesla models, including a Cybertruck and a Tesla Semi. CEO Elon Musk posted on X that “the future does have flying cars.”
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