Musk talks flying Teslas on Joe Rogan’s present

Elon Musk informed Joe Rogan on his podcast he hopes to “earlier than the tip of the yr.” It was an fascinating announcement to make, as Rogan additionally requested Musk in regards to the long-delayed second-gen Tesla Roadster. Tesla unveiled a brand new Roadster in 2017 and had plans to begin deliveries in 2020, however manufacturing was delayed a number of instances.

Avoiding that dialog, the Tesla CEO immediately began speaking about wanting the car to fly. After obscure solutions and musing, he ultimately mentioned: “My pal Peter Thiel as soon as mirrored that the long run was purported to have flying automobiles, however we don’t have flying automobiles.”

He claimed the car Tesla is supposedly engaged on incorporates “loopy, loopy expertise.” Musk mentioned he wasn’t certain it’s technically a automotive however that “it appears to be like like a automotive.”

Musk has been speaking about flying automobiles since 2014. Given his optimistic tackle improvement timelines, that’s a superb 10 years of speak to date. Give it maybe one other 10?

— Mat Smith

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