
Elon Musk has revealed Teslas latest model, which he claims will be the worlds first flying car, using technology from his aerospace company SpaceX to basically fly like a rocket.
A video of the event shows the Roadster, which he said was controlled remotely to make sure we dont kill anyone, driving up a curved ramp using suction to grip upside down, before using thrusters to flip, fly and land .
Turns out the future does have flying cars, Musk said in a post on his social media site, X, accompanying a video from the event.
Speaking at the event on Thursday, Musk said: Flying cars are real. Its got altitude controls, thrusters and main thrusters in the rear. So it can basically fly like a rocket, it can do rolls, crazy gymnastics.
Im not sure its necessarily legal in all jurisdictions, Musk said, adding that the prototype was not necessarily a safety optimised car but it takes the fun meter to 11.
In 2014 Musk expressed his scepticism about a future with flying vehicles .
However, three years later he announced the development of the Roadster 2, which will go into production in 2028 and priced in excess of $200,000, (05150,000), to create an electric sports car to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.
After the event, a Tesla reservation website for expressing interest in the two-seater Roadster 2 showed that a performance version of the vehicle would require a 0550,000 deposit. A thrust version would require a $250,000 deposit.
特斯拉Roadster 2驶上弧形坡道,随后借助SpaceX火箭推进器完成飞行、翻转并着陆。
埃隆·马斯克公布了特斯拉的最新车型,他声称这将是全球首款飞行汽车,利用其航天公司SpaceX的技术,“基本上像火箭一样飞行”。
这位亿万富翁在得克萨斯州的SpaceX火箭研发与测试设施主持了特斯拉Roadster 2的演示活动,他表示这款跑车从0加速至60英里/小时的时间不到一秒,创下纪录,并且配备了推进器。
活动现场的视频显示,这辆Roadster跑车(他称其为远程操控,“以确保不会伤到任何人”)沿弧形坡道向上行驶,利用吸力倒挂抓附,随后借助推进器完成翻转、飞行并着陆。
在演示的后半段,可以看到Roadster利用喷气装置跃过一排特斯拉现有车型,然后以创纪录的时间加速至60英里/小时。
马斯克在其社交媒体平台X上发布了一段活动视频,并配文称:“事实证明,未来确实有飞行汽车。”
马斯克在周四的活动上表示:“飞行汽车是真实存在的。它配备了高度控制系统、推进器以及位于后部的主推进器。因此,它基本上可以像火箭一样飞行,还能进行翻滚和各种高难度特技动作。”
马斯克表示:“我不确定它在所有司法管辖区是否都合法。”他补充说,这款原型车“不一定是一款以安全为优先优化的汽车,但它将乐趣指数拉满到了极致。”
2014年,马斯克曾对飞行汽车的未来表示怀疑。
然而,三年后,他宣布开发Roadster 2,该车型将于2028年投产,售价超过20万美元(约15万欧元),旨在打造一款电动跑车,以“狠狠打击汽油车”的气魄问世。
活动结束后,特斯拉为双座Roadster 2设立的意向预订网站上显示,该车型的“性能”版需支付55万美元定金,而“推力”版则需支付25万美元定金。
与此同时,一款配备“完整飞行系统”的单座“火箭”版本被标记为仅限受邀者使用。该汽车公司还补充道,这款车不允许在公共道路上飞行。