McGregor, Texas.
October 15, 2026.
A reported Roadster reveal—
and a very nervous
Rabbit Hole.

Success is not
guaranteed.

It’ll probably
work. But if
it doesn’t work,
we’re at a
safe distance. And
the excitement
is 100%
guaranteed.

Why did my ears hear
“safe distance”
louder than
everything else?

This isn’t CG or
AI—according to the
event report, this
is the actual demo!

A ramp launch, a
midair flip, and a
landing.
My ears
need a seat belt.

Retweet first.
Process the flying
car second.

My viral-content
window is shorter
than that launch!

It really
happened!! My 
Back to the Future
brain just
short-circuited.

Okay—a demo
stunt isn’t everyday
flying traffic.
But that 
movie feeling?
Absolutely real.

The car went
airborne. Does
that mean the stock
will too?

Spectacular demo.
Still not a price
forecast.

Poor thing. The new
one gets a launch
ramp…
and you got
this puddle.

Come on. No flying
required.
We’ll get you
home.

Wow—it’s like
seeing
Wipeout 2097
in 2026!!!

My gamer 
brain wants the controller.
My survival instinct
wants the safety
briefing.

SpaceX helping
develop cold-gas
thrusters for a car?
That’s the
space-tech crossover
I wanted!

I love seeing
space engineering
explored here on Earth.
Now show
me how it becomes
safe and useful.

A road car
that leaves the road?!
How many rulebooks
just developed a
headache?

Road safety?
Airspace?
Certification? Insurance?
Which rules apply will
depend on how it
actually operates.

Everyone else sees
the future of
transportation.
I see the end of
parking fees.

Your barrier has no
jurisdiction over
the KING OF PARODY!

You would
still owe the
parking fee.

So the car can defy gravity…
but not the invoice?

How much physics
does it take to keep
that maneuver
balanced?

And how do you
estimate its
position and
rotation quickly
enough?

Sensors, control
software,
computing…
I want
the engineering
breakdown, not a
guessed FLOPS
number.

Exactly. 
The demo
alone doesn’t tell
us its compute
requirements.

Recap one: the
reported spectacle.

Fox Business
describes
fan-assisted ramp
adhesion, a 
cold-gas-thruster
launch, a midair
flip, and a safe
landing.

It also reports a
demonstrated 0–60
mph run in under a
second. That’s a
demo result—not
proof of everyday
flying-car use.

Recap two: what
comes next?

The report says
Tesla announced
production would
begin in 2028.

An announced
production target is
not the same thing
as cars already
delivered—or
permission to fly
over your commute.

Recap three: the
big unanswered
questions.

What safety
evidence and
approvals would
each use need?

What controls,
testing, and failure
handling make
the maneuver
repeatable?

And what does any of that mean
 for the business? A launch clip 
can’t answer everything.

First a car launches
into the air.
What surprise 
comes next?

A flying comment
section?

I’d settle
for a car
that avoids
puddles.

For now: eyes on the
next test. And
everyone behind the
safety barrier.