As Elon Musk shows 'flying Tesla', Meta AI head asks: Who is driving the tesla
Elon Musk demonstrated a new Tesla Roadster featuring SpaceX-derived cold-gas thrusters, claiming it can perform extreme maneuvers and fly. The demonstration sparked humorous reactions from industry figures like Meta's Alexandr Wang regarding the vehicle's autonomous capabilities.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing convergence of automotive and aerospace engineering, as well as the high-profile public branding strategies of Musk's companies.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled what it calls a ‘flying car’ at a Texas test facility belonging to SpaceX. Musk showed off Tesla’s new Roadster, a two-person sports car that could go from 0 to 60 mph in a record time of less than a second. He said that the car uses suction underneath it to climb up a steep ramp and hang upside down before spinning off the ramp, flipping in the air and using air jets to land. Soon after the demo, Musk shared a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) writing: “My OG Roadster is still orbiting Mars and Earth”. He was replying to a Tesla post juxtaposing the 2018 image of the original Roadster in space aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy with a new-generation Roadster featuring integrated cold-gas thrusters from SpaceX.“From Roadster in a rocket.
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