CNET’s car expert Antuan Goodwin joins What the Future to discuss the new ‘flying’ Tesla Roadster.
Read more about the Tesla Roadster on CNET.com
Tesla Roadster Fires Up SpaceX Tech for ‘Flying Car’ Demo
Timecode Chapters:
0:00 History & Delays of the Tesla Roadster
1:56 Suction Fans and Downward Force
3:38 SpaceX Thrusters & Reaction Control Systems
5:21 The 3 Tiers: Standard, Thrust, and Rocket Edition
7:03 Sci-Fi Marketing or Real Capability?
9:03 2028 Production Predictions
10:02 Is the Roadster a Flying Car or a Jumping Car?
11:33 Rocket Competition from Dreame
Video Credits:
Host: Jesse Orrall & Antuan Goodwin
Scripted by: Jesse Orrall & Antuan Goodwin
Producer: Jesse Orrall
Camera: Jesse Orrall
Video Editor: Jon Gomez
Thumbnail Designer: Tharon Green
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@spacerace6847
October 30, 2026 at 10:05 am
if you even have to ask the question, it’s a gimmick. Musk should be putting all energy into flying drone cars like the Jetson One. He won’t though.
@crisyorke1328
October 30, 2026 at 10:10 am
Says Apple – total gimmicks and at least 5 years later on technology.
@CNET
October 30, 2026 at 10:10 am
Read more about the Tesla Roadster on CNET.com: Tesla Roadster Fires Up SpaceX Tech for ‘Flying Car’ Demo
@landshass2849
October 30, 2026 at 10:13 am
A car that won’t fit the needs of most consumers (rich or poor), let alone not that beneficial for the environment. I don’t see any point in mass-producing this car. You can tell it’s going to be a costly ownership, not including the price tag.
@rzorrilla52
October 30, 2026 at 3:25 pm
@landshass2849 I think it won’t fit the needs of ANY consumer.
@thundersrealm9766
October 30, 2026 at 10:16 am
Let’s face it, if it cames from Elon Musk, it’s a gimmick, marketing ploy or a way to get another grant without actually being able to produce a marketable product that anyone that doesn’t have several million a year income can afford.
There are real flying cars out there now that are marketable.
@12user-u5h
October 30, 2026 at 11:55 am
@thundersrealm9766 You are right. There are no reusable boosters. No EVs as well.
@yacir
October 30, 2026 at 10:33 am
If your watching this, you are stupid! i paused the vid to write this.
@kendexter
October 30, 2026 at 10:35 am
28 sec flying bomb, stock market hype, same as the previous roadster
@seanpatrick616
October 30, 2026 at 10:35 am
Hopefully the overall concept design is for a lunar vehicle and Elon was just having fun with the technology because he could.
@huntsalone2013
October 30, 2026 at 11:51 am
To answer the question on your thumbnail, yes.
@CULLINDON
October 30, 2026 at 12:07 pm
wow they ‘invented’ a drone – geniuis!
@chetwitkowski6622
October 30, 2026 at 12:16 pm
The McMurtry did this years ago.
@KP-xi4bj
October 30, 2026 at 2:38 pm
You mean last year, not “years ago”.
@chetwitkowski6622
October 30, 2026 at 2:41 pm
@KP-xi4bj6 or 1/2 dozen. But the research they did took years. But when they made their car hang upside down, that was last year and this year is almost over.
@chetwitkowski6622
October 30, 2026 at 2:42 pm
@KP-xi4bj it’s probably never gonna be street legal anyways.
@KP-xi4bj
October 30, 2026 at 2:53 pm
@chetwitkowski6622 Years mean more than one. Last year is one year.
@KP-xi4bj
October 30, 2026 at 2:53 pm
@chetwitkowski6622 Doesn’t mean you cannot use it on private property or at a racetrack.
@carloosgongora1701
October 30, 2026 at 12:50 pm
question , why they didn’t make the show on daylight ??
@118Columbus
October 30, 2026 at 1:13 pm
This is not a commercial product. It was just for show. This is entertainment not a business.
@VaxisPraxis
October 30, 2026 at 2:06 pm
It’s a hype gimmick
@KP-xi4bj
October 30, 2026 at 2:38 pm
Suction system to provide downforce and a vacuum cleaner to clean the dirty road at the same time. It’s a win-win situation! LOL
@rzorrilla52
October 30, 2026 at 3:27 pm
What a waste of design engineering time.
I guess it will be useful in a circus show.
@BryceLovesTech
October 30, 2026 at 3:36 pm
I just bought my second Tesla, and I love electric cars, but this is absolutely ridiculous. He should be making a electric van or a entry-level electric car, or even a better looking pick up truck. Instead, he makes this circus side show
@JörgLippmann
October 30, 2026 at 4:22 pm
Gimmick for idiots.
@oliverronquillo1971
October 30, 2026 at 5:03 pm
You guys do know you guys are rhe villians? Elon has saved more people than you guys and the amount of delusion you main stream medias have is insane.
@nooahchannel
October 30, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Tesla should go bankrupt. Look at the Cyber truck. Horrible car, horrible CEO.
@GTeK13
October 30, 2026 at 7:18 pm
100% gimmick we didn’t even see the wheels turn at all