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Elon Musk unveils $200,000 flying automotive with SpaceX rocket thrusters (video)

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Elon Musk unveils $200,000 flying car with SpaceX rocket thrusters (video)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the long-awaited second-generation Tesla Roadster, showcasing a sports activities automotive prototype able to transient aerial maneuvers and record-breaking acceleration by means of SpaceX-developed rocket thruster expertise.

 During a reside demonstration at a SpaceX testing facility in Texas, an uncrewed, remote-operated Roadster prototype drove up an arched ramp earlier than deploying high-pressure air thrusters to carry out a mid-air flip and land safely.

Elon Musk unveils $200,000 flying car with SpaceX rocket thrusters (video)

In a secondary demonstration, the car utilized its thrusters to leap over a row of parked automobiles. According to Tesla, the car achieves 0 to 60 mph acceleration in 0.81 seconds and reaches a high pace exceeding 230 mph.

 The efficiency is pushed by 10 specialised compressed-air cold-gas nozzles powered by ultra-high-pressure tanks developed in collaboration with SpaceX. “Well, it worked. Flying cars are real,”

Musk instructed the viewers following the demonstration, describing the challenge as the results of a direct engineering collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX. The inside of the two-seater car contains a jet-inspired cockpit and an energetic rear wing.

Tesla expects the manufacturing mannequin—projected for launch in 2028 with an estimated beginning worth of $200,000—to be totally street-legal and drivable on public roads.

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