Tesla waited nearly 9 years, then flipped a Roadster off a ramp and made the internet believe in flying cars. > Tesla first showed the Roadster in November 2017 and promised production in 2020. > Thursday night, at a SpaceX facility in Texas, the car drove up a steep ramp, hung upside down, spun off, flipped, and landed on air jets. > It then used its thrusters to lift itself over a Cybercab, Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, Model Y and Model 3. > Tesla claims 0-60 mph in 0.81 seconds. > Musk’s reaction to the landing was “Well, it worked.” > Afterward he posted: “Turns out the future does have flying cars.” > All three versions get the fan suction system, which Tesla says generates 2Gs of downforce. > The single-seat Rocket version gets the full flight system. > Production is targeted for 2028. > Tesla stock was down about 19% this year before the reveal. > It rose nearly 3% overnight. > Flying-car stocks in China hit daily limit-up after the reveal. > Startup Alef released a video of its own flying car going over the Roadster to “welcome it to the flying car race.” Nine years ago it was a promise. Thursday night it flew.