Tesla's Redesigned Roadster Has A Cold-Gas Thruster Option, But You'll Need $250,000 Just To Reserve It
The automaker has unveiled the vehicle with some crazy stunts.
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Tesla has unveiled the next-generation Roadster, nine years after the company showed off its concept prototype and after years and years of launch delay. Elon Musk and the Tesla team introduced the vehicle during an event at the SpaceX test site in McGregor, Texas with a stunt. It drove up a C-shaped ramp and stopped in the middle of the part perpendicular to the ground while it was hanging upside-down. Then the vehicle repeated the action and jumped off the ramp from the top and flipped, its thruster system kicking in so it could safely hover to the ground.
When they opened up the door to the driver's seat, an Optimus robot was seating there. It was, however, only for show, and the stunts were programmed into the vehicle. They explained later on that the Roadster has a...
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