Chloe Cole jokes about flying over Los Angeles traffic

Chloe Cole posted on X that she was watching Tesla’s Roadster reveal while driving south, then joked about an airborne escape from Los Angeles traffic. “Like me rocketing through the sky to avoid LA traffic, for example.”¹

The Edmunds post she linked said, “The Tesla Roadster is real and it can fly.”²

Reuters reported that the reveal gave Tesla a showpiece car as the company shifts toward self-driving technology and robotics. Tesla stopped selling Model S and Model X vehicles this year to make room for Optimus humanoid-robot production. It also launched Cybercab, a two-seat robotaxi without a steering wheel, pedals or mirrors³.

Reuters reported that the white two-seater Roadster, developed with SpaceX, drove upside down on a ramp using suction, turned in the air and landed with built-in thrusters. Later, the car used its thrusters to jump over a truck and other vehicles while twisting in midair³.

Tesla engineering vice president Lars Moravy said the Roadster’s 10 thrusters connect to 600 liters of compressed air⁴. He also said it could accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than one second and reach more than 230 mph. After those figures, Elon Musk said, “I think you've got to crack halfway to the speed of sound.” Musk described the collaboration this way: “This is the culmination of incredible work by Tesla and SpaceX engineers working closely together to make something that you haven't seen in any movie.”³

Tesla’s reservation page listed deposits of $50,000 for the Performance version and $250,000 for Thrust. Tesla said production would begin in 2028³.

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1. @ChloeCole on X, 2026-10-16: Absolutely wild watching the Roadster reveal while driving down south this evening If I get rich, I won’t tell anyone, but there will be signs. Like me rocketing through the sky to avoid LA traffic, for example. https://x.com/edmunds/status/2110904657405182094/, 2026-10-16
2. Edmunds on X: "The Tesla Roadster is real and it can fly and it looks incredible in person" / X
3. Tesla's new Roadster turns in air with SpaceX thrusters, won't land until 2028 | live
4. Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style