Elon Musk demonstrates the Roadster at the SpaceX test site in Texas... Mass production plan for 2028
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Tesla has been promoting the development of a new Roadster, and Elon Musk has previously proposed a 0-100 km/h goal of less than 1 second.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Tesla's new 'Roadster' climbs without hesitation on a circular track similar to a roller coaster and rises into the air.
When the vehicle body is turned over, it lands stably using thrusters.
This time, it charges towards five vehicles, including a large truck, and leaps while emitting gas, spinning once in the air and landing after jumping over five vehicles.
Tesla demonstrated the Roadster, a two-seater vehicle equipped with a gas propulsion, at the SpaceX test site in Texas, USA on the 15th (local time).
Before the demonstration, Musk joked that "success is not guaranteed," but the demonstration on this day was a complete success without any mistakes or failures.
The Roadster vehicle recorded 0.81 seconds in the 'zero hundred' test, reaching 60 miles per hour (approximately 97 km per hour) from a standstill, achieving the goal of less than 1 second suggested by Musk in the past. For safety reasons, the roadster demonstration on this day was conducted in an autonomous driving manner without a driver on board.
Musk said the Roadster will begin mass production in 2028.
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