colby mecher

A driverless car doing a mid-air flip from a standstill proves Tesla can build a stunt rig, not that this is a usable consumer vehicle. If passengers were actually inside, the forces and failure modes would require serious restraint systems that is closer to a roller-coaster harness than a normal seatbelt, and possibly head-and-neck protection too. That alone tells you this isn’t a realistic production feature. This is classic Elon: create a physics-defying circus act to change the subject. Tesla is under pressure, especially from Chinese EV companies, so instead of answering for delays, margins, competition, and execution, he gives shareholders a flying-car magic trick. Impressive stunt? Sure. Serious production roadmap? Not even close. Not to mention, this would never get approved for road use for obvious safety reasons. A car capable of launching itself into a mid-air somersault from a standstill isn’t a "feature," it’s a liability nightmare. Anyone treating this like a serious production capability instead of a controlled stunt is being painfully gullible. This is exactly how Elon operates: turn a safety and engineering absurdity into a viral magic trick so people stop talking about Tesla getting squeezed by real EV competitors.