Elon Musk took to Twitter on Friday to say that the upcoming Tesla Roadster will be capable to fly, albeit quite briefly. His tweet only confirms what the Tesla chief has been hinting at for years – the possibility of flying automobiles becoming a reality quite quickly. In 2019, he had shared a GIF of a levitating automobile and mentioned, “The new Roadster will actually do something like this.” It was followed by a tweet exactly where Mr Musk explained that Tesla would use SpaceX technologies and add new thrusters to the Roadster, providing it the potential to fly.
This time, Mr Musk responded to a video of the fiery red Roadster prototype and wrote: “This will actually be able to fly very briefly.”
The irony of it, Mr Musk added, is that he “always laughed at flying cars” and was now generating one himself.
This will in fact be capable to fly quite briefly. I often laughed at flying automobiles & now generating one. Fate ???? irony haha.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 21, 2021
In a separate tweet, Elon Musk implicitly confirmed that the prime acceleration of the upcoming Roadster’s rocket thruster choice will be -60mph (or 96.5km/hr) in 1.1 seconds.
When a Twitter user asked him if it was correct that the new Roadster would be capable to do
-60 mph acceleration in a thoughts-boggling 1.1 seconds, Elon Musk responded by saying that it was correct for the the SpaceX rocket thruster choice package.
“Yes, with the SpaceX rocket thruster option package. It will be safe, but very intense,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted. “Probably not wise for those with a medical condition – same as a hardcore roller coaster,” he added.
Yes, with the SpaceX rocket thruster choice package. It will be protected, but quite intense. Probably not smart for these with a healthcare situation – identical as a hardcore roller coaster.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2021
According to Electrek, a prototype of the next-generation Tesla Roadster is at present on show at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Originally unveiled in 2017, it is anticipated to enter the marketplace in 2022.