00:00Tesla just showed off a new roadster that can leave the ground, and it did it at a SpaceX
00:04test site in Texas. The event was live-streamed Thursday from McGregor. The car drove up a huge
00:10curved ramp and stayed stuck to it with fan suction, even upside down. Then it used cold
00:16gas thrusters developed with SpaceX to launch off, flip in the air, and land. Musk wrote on X that
00:22the future does have flying cars. It's worth being clear about what that means, though. The car runs
00:28on high-pressure air thrusters, and an aviation expert told CNN it's closer to hopping than flying.
00:34Musk himself said success isn't guaranteed, but that it will probably work.
00:39Tesla also didn't announce a price. Back in 2017, the company quoted a base price of $200,000,
00:46but nothing new has been confirmed. Production is now targeted for 2028,
00:51almost a decade after the car was first shown. So, the car and the stunt were real,
00:56but this is still a prototype. Does a car that hops through the air count as a flying car to
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