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Tesla Roadster flies, flips and hits 60 mph in a flash
Tesla unveiled the Roadster at a SpaceX test site in McGregor, Texas, where it flew over a lineup of Tesla vehicles; final pricing and delivery dates remain unannounced.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend ShiftPublished
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- First reported by Fox News: “Tesla Roadster flies, flips and hits 60 mph in a flash”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 4:49 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Tesla Roadster.
- BBN covered this story before: Obama backs Omar; Tesla's flying Roadster; election officials push… (October 18).
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTesla unveiled the new Roadster in Texas, where it drove upside down, hovered on four cold gas thruster nozzles adapted from SpaceX, and hit sixty miles an hour in under a second.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNobody was in it. So technically, the car flew because there was no one to talk it out of it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFlying cars are real! Tesla's vice president of vehicle engineering said so, and he'd know, he watched it on a screen.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a drone wearing a Roadster.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNo price, no dates, and twenty twenty-eight is for Giga Texas. Your flying car is a livestream.
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The story so far
- Tesla Roadster, Pope's recovery, Hurts clot, Netflix firing · CNBC
- Here's How Tesla Made Its New 230-Mph Roadster 'Fly' · Wired
- Tesla's new Roadster 'flies' on SpaceX thrusters · Space.com
- Nathan Fielder's Holmes film, a flying Roadster, Messi's trip · Yahoo News Canada
- Flying car firm mocks Tesla; Canada ends England streak · Al Jazeera
- Obama backs Omar; Tesla's flying Roadster; election officials push… · Fox News
- Tesla Roadster flies, flips and hits 60 mph in a flash (this story)
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