The long-awaited Tesla Roadster was unveiled in Waco, Texas, by CEO Elon Musk. Watch all the highlights from the event in this supercut video.
Read more about the Tesla Roadster on CNET.com
Five things you need to know about the new Tesla Roadster
Timecode Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:42 First Flying Car Demonstration
2:26 Second Flight Demonstration (Upside-Down & High Downforce)
6:13 Rocket Thruster Test (0.81 Seconds)
8:02 Production Announcement & Final Demo
Video Credits:
Producer: Stephen Beacham
Thumbnail Designer: Stephen Beacham
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@CNET
October 15, 2026 at 10:43 pm
Read more about the Tesla Roadster on CNET.com: Five things you need to know about the new Tesla Roadster
@UAGAHA
October 16, 2026 at 12:32 am
@CNET hi
@trogo5858
October 16, 2026 at 2:30 am
This thing is not ready yet…it’s gonna need Inertia Dampeners to be invented before production. 🤣
@Construction4now
October 16, 2026 at 2:36 am
The car that James Bond dreamt of lol
@skeetermcswagger0U812
October 16, 2026 at 3:00 am
So they basically made a K.I.T.T. car….
@CherryKingX
October 16, 2026 at 3:46 am
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@hrsantafesprings6542
October 16, 2026 at 9:23 pm
Do something useful. Like don’t put a 50K price tag on a 20K car.
@mbyard356
October 16, 2026 at 9:24 pm
Considering that the last Roadster was never built, I’m not holding my breath for this one.
@supergiantmario6444
October 16, 2026 at 9:24 pm
“This car can suck the chrome off a trailer hitch, it can suck a tennis ball through a hose pipe.” ….goooo onnnnnn? Lol
@arvieclaro353
October 16, 2026 at 9:24 pm
Rocket league lol
@strangeideals
October 16, 2026 at 9:24 pm
As much as I hate Elon, this is cool as Frick… Not that he designed any of it
@AncientEsper
October 16, 2026 at 9:25 pm
He built an expensive true to form movie prop, hooray
@fleng
October 16, 2026 at 9:25 pm
Knight Rider did all those in the 80s
@DillionMays-o3n
October 16, 2026 at 9:25 pm
Please don’t be fooled by this. Yeah, it looks cool, but think beyond the hype.
@Solobutt1
October 16, 2026 at 9:25 pm
Fast and the Furious delaying their final movie release for this car.
@cyberspider78910
October 16, 2026 at 9:25 pm
In India we need it, it will definately be an excellent vaccumm cleaner for indian road. Please ensure a large dirt bag and two given in spare also.
@Turboman-kx7cc
October 16, 2026 at 9:25 pm
Again with the steering wheel not being round?
@gameeverything816
October 16, 2026 at 9:25 pm
Why didn’t they show the actual car that did the tricks at the end? They brought in a different car 🤔
@demonslayer746t
October 16, 2026 at 9:26 pm
Texas loves Elon. Hes brought us wealth and prosperity.
@HeatherJSN
October 16, 2026 at 9:26 pm
Back to the Future is finally here. Now where’s my power laces and auto dry/fit jacket?
@Glitchypancake
October 16, 2026 at 9:26 pm
Flying cars before gta 6 😭😭😭🥀🥀🥀
@Thorsgaurd
October 16, 2026 at 9:27 pm
An amazing feat of engineering but absolute dog vomit of a design.
@LordMaster316x
October 16, 2026 at 9:28 pm
Now we will have flying car crash news
@jefff8130
October 16, 2026 at 9:29 pm
Great show! Now do it during the day? 🤔
@stephanie53127
October 16, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Lol it looks so fake
@bryantalsup8624
October 16, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Arthur Weasley did it better.
@tomj6941
October 16, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Elon is the goat
@becxxx1
October 16, 2026 at 9:30 pm
@cboysTV
@MauricioGarcia-t7u
October 16, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Stupid…. Useless…. and necessarily needing to regularly gas up a fully electric car….
@stihlRoush
October 16, 2026 at 9:30 pm
0-60 in 1 second seems like enough lol.