Moravy says flying cars are real at the Roadster launch
Lars MoravyTesla vice president of vehicle engineering at the launch
At the Roadster launch, Moravy says flying cars are real.
“Flying cars are real.”
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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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Tesla's livestream shows a Roadster with no one aboard making three jumps of about four seconds or less: off the top of a curved ramp, over a line of parked Tesla vehicles and from flat ground. Musk says the car is not necessarily safety optimized and may not be legal in all jurisdictions. Tesla gives no flight range or duration.
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Dennis Bihler reports that Musk said the ramp stunt worked and that Lars Moravy, Tesla's vice president of vehicle engineering, then said flying cars are real.
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The launch transcript attributes flight claims to Lars Moravy and Elon Musk and records Musk's qualification about safety. Claims made during the demonstration do not establish sustained flight or approval for public use.
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Moravy speaks after a Roadster with no one aboard leaves the top of a curved ramp, rolls upright and lands about four seconds later as compressed-air thrusters fire. Musk has just said that it worked.
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Musk follows by recalling Peter Thiel's remark that the future promised flying cars but delivered 140 characters, and says that is no longer true.
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Reference point: Musk's description of the Roadster as a flying car. Moravy says flying cars are real moments after the ramp jump, which affirms that description for the Roadster. Closest competing label: Mixed or conditional; it loses because he states no limit.
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The Dispute Index. "Moravy says flying cars are real at the Roadster launch". First published: 2026-10-18. Last updated: 2026-10-18. https://disputeindex.com/events/5965-at-the-roadster-launch-moravy-says-flying-cars