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By Aditi Bharade You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Tesla's new flying car has unleashed a wave of memes on the internet.
Tesla It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Tesla's new flying car. Elon Musk's Tesla revealed its next-generation Roadster vehicle during a livestreamed event on Thursday. In a futuristic display of its capabilities, the car drove up a curved ramp until it was upside down, became airborne, engaged its thrusters at the bottom, and did a midair flip before landing.
In another demonstration, it sped toward a line of cars, took off, did a kickflip over the cars, and landed on the other side. The demo was, by all measures, jaw-dropping. But the internet took all of minutes to turn the flying, kickflipping car into a meme.
We've compiled some of our favorites. Meme roundup The overhead signs on the freeway give ample allowance for tall vehicles. Not so much for flying cars.
Some internet users had the traffic police in their prayers. We're not yet sure if roadster kickflips will be allowed on public roads. One X user made an early prototype of a new road sign: Meanwhile, others were already thinking of how to get ahead of morning traffic.
If you've ever spilled a drink because of a sudden speed bump, imagine how much worse an unexpected flight might be. One practical-minded X user was more concerned about how Roadsters, in all their soaring glory, could be insured. Finally, there had never been a better time to quote "Back to the future." Read next Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Aditi Bharade You're currently following this author!
Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Aditi is a news reporter at Business Insider’s Singapore bureau. She covers hustle culture and the future of work, focusing on how AI and technology are reshaping jobs, careers, and workplaces.
She previously worked for The Straits Times, where she wrote breaking news stories for the Singapore desk. She studied communications and business at Nanyang Technological University. Tesla
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