Tesla Flying Roadster BUSTED!!!!

Summary

Thunderf00t argues that Tesla’s Roadster demonstration showed a brief rocket-thruster stunt rather than a functioning car. The vehicle was not shown driving, cornering, or flying with a person inside, so he says the demonstration offered little evidence that its advertised capabilities work in practice.

Safety concerns

Thunderf00t’s main safety concern is the large, high-pressure gas tank positioned close to the driver. He argues that a sudden failure could be catastrophic, comparing the pressure vessel with the carbon-fiber composite vessel implicated in the Titan submersible disaster.

He cites a tank capacity of roughly 600 litres at pressures of up to 10,000 psi and says a failure could release enormous force. He also notes that the thrusters would provide only a few seconds of use, while refilling might take hours. These points represent his technical assessment.

Delays and shifting promises

Thunderf00t criticizes the Roadster’s long history of delays and changing promises. The car was announced years ago, customers paid substantial deposits, and Musk repeatedly forecast production “next year.” Thunderf00t says the latest demonstration appears to depart from the original production-car concept in favor of an impractical novelty, despite claims about extreme speed, range, and other performance.

Broader pattern of announcements

The video places the Roadster in what Thunderf00t views as a broader pattern of ambitious Musk announcements that have not matched delivery. He cites battery swapping, solar roofs, full self-driving, Tesla Semi convoy claims, Boring Company tunnels, Hyperloop, and Optimus as examples of projects that were delayed, scaled back, or did not materialize as described.

Thunderf00t suggests the Roadster stunt is intended to revive attention as Tesla’s more ambitious projects struggle to deliver and the company increasingly relies on its Model 3 and Model Y. He also makes highly critical claims about the financial prospects of Tesla, SpaceX, and related companies; these are his opinions and speculation, not independently established findings in the video.

Presenters and contributors

• Thunderf00t: Presenter and commentator
• Elon Musk: Appears in archival footage
• Tesla/SpaceX personnel: Appear in quoted footage, including Franz and other unnamed speakers