It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Tesla’s new flying car.
Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed its next-generation Roadster vehicle during a livestreamed event on Thursday. In a futuristic display of its capabilities, the car drove up a curved ramp until it was upside down, became airborne, engaged its thrusters at the bottom, and did a midair flip before landing.
In another demonstration, it sped toward a line of cars, took off, did a kickflip over the cars, and landed on the other side.
The demo was, by all measures, jaw-dropping. But the internet took all of minutes to turn the flying, kickflipping car into a meme.
We’ve compiled some of our favorites.
Meme roundup
The overhead signs on the freeway give ample allowance for tall vehicles. Not so much for flying cars.
POV: your Tesla’s pressurized line breaks pic.twitter.com/pw8QF7K9TB
— Cole | Dental SEO (@AllGasSeo) October 16, 2026
Some internet users had the traffic police in their prayers.
Sir let me see your drivers license and registratiooooohhh my god pic.twitter.com/k0OxLvXFPU
— Probly (@ProblyHQ) October 16, 2026
We’re not yet sure if roadster kickflips will be allowed on public roads. One X user made an early prototype of a new road sign:
New road signs in the making… 🏎️🔄 pic.twitter.com/kVLcIZoYYH
— Thexercisedude (@thexercisedude) October 16, 2026
Meanwhile, others were already thinking of how to get ahead of morning traffic.
When the Karen in the left lane is going 10 under pic.twitter.com/9Bn5E4rrvw
— KINGPIN (@HeyyBigGuy) October 16, 2026
If you’ve ever spilled a drink because of a sudden speed bump, imagine how much worse an unexpected flight might be.
The hell pic.twitter.com/9ttyp8wCum
— Jean Cabone (@jeancabone) October 16, 2026
My $10 coffee after I skipped the intersection. pic.twitter.com/CXgQTrAQVH
— MrSwitzTV (@MrSwitz71) October 16, 2026
One practical-minded X user was more concerned about how Roadsters, in all their soaring glory, could be insured.
Cars insurers right now pic.twitter.com/geV5OV1bn6
— Karani (@Weyne_west) October 16, 2026
Finally, there had never been a better time to quote “Back to the future.”
— Safe Spaces | Commentary+ (@real_safespaces) October 16, 2026
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