Musk's Fake Flying Car And 'CEO Said A Thing!' Journalism 0 ▲ The Fine Print* 2 hours ago · 6 min read1264 words · Culture · hide · 0 comments U.S. corporate journalism is actively, enthusiastically invested in lying to you.That's the only conclusion you can draw after the U.S. press spent the last week helping white supremacist huckster Elon Musk sell the public on the idea of a flying car that simply doesn't exist. Musk Corp recently "demonstrated" what it claimed was a flight-capable Tesla Roadster at a SpaceX stage in McGregor, Texas. The demonstration featured a "car" accelerating vertically up a Hot Wheels-esque ramp before using thrusters to flip over and descend to the ground.click to watch on YouTubeTo be clear there is no actual flying car. There is absolutely no evidence that Tesla has solved any of the engineering, physics, regulatory, safety, or design hurdles of strapping rockets to the back of extremely heavy electric vehicles. We are simply repeating history (see: The Lady and The Dale documentary). Freeze frame photos show what appears to be a lightweight hollowed out car shell prop, likely using magnets,… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.