The incredible flying Tesla Roadster is just for show

<figure> <img alt="Tesla Roadster" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Tesla" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/HUuw-rwXoAAQf9r.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last night, Elon Musk gave the people what they want: a car driving vertically up a multi-story ramp, launching off the edge, executing a mid-air "kickflip" over a lineup of Teslas, and landing via cold-gas thrusters. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">That's what the people want, right? "We were promised flying cars," sure, but isn't the operative word in that statement "we"? Because as far as I can tell, everything we saw last night - while extremely cool and incredibly impressive - won't result in a real, production-ready car you can park, or, I guess, land in your driveway. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1012552/tesla-roadster-next-gen-reveal-elon-musk">Tesla's late-night demonstration in Waco, Texas,</a> certainly gave some corners of the internet wh …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1012783/tesla-roadster-flying-stunt-production-reality-musk">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>