Crowd screams as Elon Musk unveils flying Tesla
Musk appeared to make his long-held dreams come true Thursday night at a reveal event live from SpaceX's testing facility in McGregor, Texas.
TL;DR
- Elon Musk unveiled a flying Tesla Roadster at a SpaceX event in Texas.
- The vehicle demonstrated its ability to fly using thrusters and rocket boosters.
- Musk aims for production of the flying Roadster to begin by 2028.
- The new Roadster can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 0.81 seconds and reach 230 mph.
- Musk previously teased a 'SpaceX package' for the Roadster in 2018.
- He had expressed skepticism about flying cars being a scalable solution in 2017.
- Toyota is also investing in flying taxis through a partnership with Joby Aviation.