The Tesla Roadster put on quite a show during its reveal event by driving up a vertical ramp and hanging upside down at the top of it, and we mean the Roadster. There was no one on board for safety reasons and the car was being controlled remotely/autonomously.
Nevertheless, Tesla insists that the intent is to sell a car that can do all of that with with a driver and now Elon Musk says there will be a place to try it out.
“We will have a wild looping track (crazier even than Hot Wheels) at our Texas HQ where you can test out your Roadster,” Musk said in an X post.
The Roadster is designed with a suction system that uses fans to create a near-vacuum under the car that can generate more than 10,000 pounds of force, according to the data shown on screen during the demonstration.
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It will also be offered with a SpaceX cold gas thruster package that will allow it to fly for short distances. The fall from the top of the ramp was more than 60 feet and it stuck the landing without incident. Another Roadster then hopped over a row of Tesla vehicles, including a Semi, and did a barrel roll while it was in the air before softly setting down on the other side.
“You will be able to ask the Roadster to perform any of the tricks shown autonomously, as it will be sentient,” Musk added.
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While there aren’t any issues with putting the suction system into production, the powered flight will require some sort of FAA certification and will likely require at least a Sport Pilot Certificate to operate legally, although the specifics have not yet been finalized. That’s in part because the vehicle remains in development and won’t be in production before 2028, at the earliest.
