Musk says Roadster could fly and cling beneath an overpass
Elon MuskTesla chief executive
Musk says the Roadster could fly, rotate and attach beneath an overpass.
“The Roadster could fly, rotate and stick to the underside of an overpass like Spider-Man”
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Elon Musk calls Tesla's Roadster a flying car; Roger Connor questions sustained-flight claims before the demo
Elon Musk says Tesla's new Roadster brings flying cars into the present. In Tesla's demonstration, a Roadster with no one aboard made jumps of a few seconds. Smithsonian curator Roger Connor, speaking beforehand, distinguished short hops from sustained flight.
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Musk replies to a video post by describing a hypothetical maneuver involving flight, rotation and an overpass. The post is a claim about capability, not certification or independent testing.
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Musk replies to another account's video post saying the Roadster opens up new possibilities.
After the quotation
The reply describes what the car could do. It does not say the maneuver was performed at the demonstration.
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Why this label?
Reference point: Musk's description of the Roadster as a flying car. Musk says the Roadster could fly, rotate and stick beneath an overpass, which asserts that the car can fly. Closest competing label: Mixed or conditional; it loses because the reply states no limit.
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