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Tesla and the flying car: the promise is still in the future

The Roadster project could include brief lifts off the ground, but not a true flying car ready for the market.

16 October 2026 1 min read 8 views

Tesla has not yet brought a flying car to market. The promise mainly concerns the future Roadster, for which Elon Musk has suggested a SpaceX package with compressed-air thrusters capable of briefly lifting the vehicle.

This would involve short hops, not autonomous flight comparable to that of an aircraft. The project therefore remains experimental: a final presentation, approval and a firm production date are still missing. For Italian motorists, Tesla’s flying car remains a technological prospect, not a model available to buy.

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