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Tesla unveils car that can drive upside down and jump

The electric car uses rocket-like thrusters to turn in mid-air, though the report gives no price or release date; parking is still unaddressed.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBN
Published 4:13 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by Al Jazeera: “Tesla unveils car that can drive upside down and jump through the air”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 4:13 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Tesla.

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Al JazeeraTesla unveils car that can drive upside down and jump through the air

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTesla has unveiled an electric car that can drive upside down and use rocket-like thrusters to jump and turn in mid-air, according to Al Jazeera.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentUpside down. Where do the people go?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe report does not say, Kenji, and I have been to enough press briefings to know when a question is being avoided.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFair. Does this affect me? I take the bus.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot yet. The data gives no price and no release date, so for now it is a demonstration.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo what happens next? Can it at least parallel park?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNobody knows yet. Though if it can jump, I suspect that is how it leaves the space.

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