Collin Rugg: clip of Tesla’s live Roadster ramp stunt with Musk’s Peter Thiel ‘flying cars’ line
Collin Rugg @CollinRuggX
Why it matters
The most-viewed clip of the Roadster unveiling (7.17M views on Oct 16): the car leaves an over-vertical ramp, rights itself on gas jets and lands; Musk: ‘the future promised us flying cars, but instead we got 140 characters. Well, not anymore.’
Summary
Posted Oct 16, 2026, 01:11 UTC: “JUST IN: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Roadster by launching it off a ramp before the car flipped in midair and safely landed on the ground. The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX. One of the most insane things I’ve ever seen.” Attached: a 54-second clip of Tesla’s live stream (“TESLA LIVE”). Checked via api.fxtwitter.com on Oct 16: 7,165,776 views, ~74.9k likes. The clip shows a half roll after leaving the ramp inverted, not a full flip (see the video file).
Archived text
JUST IN: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Roadster by launching it off a ramp before the car flipped in midair and safely landed on the ground.
The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX.
One of the most insane things I’ve ever seen.
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People in this post
Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla and SpaceX (including SpaceXAI / xAI); Peter Thiel, Investor; co-founder and chairman of Palantir, co-founder of PayPal and Founders Fund