
Tesla has unveiled a new version of its Roadster car in Texas, showcasing the ability to leap into the air and perform acrobatics using SpaceX's cold gas thruster technology.
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Tesla has used cold gas thrusters in the Roadster car in collaboration with SpaceX. This technology is used to change the direction of rockets and satellites.
A new version of Tesla's electric sports car 'Roadster' has been introduced in Texas, America, which is being called a real life flying car.
This car is equipped with such thrusters, with the help of which it can rise above the ground and turn in mid-air.
While presenting the demo of the car, CEO of the car company, Elon Musk said, "Tonight you are going to see some surprising things."
He presented this car in a campus of his company SpaceX. SpaceX has also helped in developing this model.
Tesla has redesigned its Roadster model and converted it into a flying car.
Musk said the presence of the audience was necessary to prove that the car "is not AI."
After this he showed the demo of the roadster. In this, the car climbs a ramp going up in the air, jumps into the air, rotates in the air and comes down with the help of air jets.
Zoe Klineman, the BBC's technology editor, said: "For a number of reasons, the chances of seeing flying cars on the roads in the near future are slim."
Elon Musk posted a video of the flying car demo on his X handle and wrote, "Looks like the future really does have flying cars."
Tesla has installed SpaceX developed cold gas thrusters in this two-seater vehicle. However, there is no clarity whether these vehicles with flying features are ready to be used on the roads or not.
During the demo in Texas, the Roadster second generation car goes up a large curved ramp and then flies off the ramp into the air.
Then the car overturns in the air and lands safely on the ground.
After the successful landing, Musk said, "Okay, it worked."
Musk said that engineers from Tesla and SpaceX have worked together to make this car.
While presenting the demo of the car, Musk was asked whether this car can run on the roads, then Musk laughed and said, "It depends on what kind of road you have."
However, he claimed that it would be a 'practical car' to use.
According to Musk, the car uses an advanced ultra-high pressure air tank to lift itself up.
The car has altitude thrusters for air control and main thrusters at the rear. It can fly just like a rocket and perform acrobatics in the air.
This car has thrusters used in rockets. This car can also reach a speed of 97 km per hour in just 0.81 seconds.
If the car comes in the market with this speed, then it could be the fastest pickup car in the world.
This car is built on cold-gas thruster technology, which is used to change the direction of rockets and satellites in space.
In this, additional force is given to the vehicle by expelling the compressed air/gas with high pressure.
After seeing the demo of this car, people are imagining many things on social media. People are thinking that when the car reaches a toll booth, it should fly and cross it.
At the same time, some people are imagining that where the road is bad or there are potholes, they can fly the car there.
Some people also said that where there are too many vehicles stuck at one place in traffic, the car can be blown up and taken to the other side.
However, this is still a demo of the Roadster car and it remains to be seen what special technologies this car will come with in the market and what will be the road conditions and other conditions for driving it.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Tesla will reveal the final feasibility of these thrusters in a production model of the Roadster.
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