“The future will be made with flying cars”: Elon Musk unveils a SpaceX-inspired Roadster

Elon Musk unveiled a new Roadster with rocket-inspired thrusters on Thursday night at a SpaceX test site near Waco, Texas. In a livestreamed demonstration, the uncrewed car launched from a ramp, completed a full roll in the air and landed on its wheels. Tesla says it has ten nozzles, can reach 100 km/h in under a second and has a top speed of 370 km/h, while acknowledging that safety may not be optimized. Musk said production is expected to begin in 2028, but conceded that the project’s success is not guaranteed.