Elon Musk told Joe Rogan on his podcast he hopes to <\/a> \u201cbefore the end of the year.\u201d It was an interesting announcement to make, as Rogan also asked Musk about the long-delayed second-gen Tesla Roadster. Tesla unveiled a new Roadster in 2017 and had plans to start deliveries in 2020, but production was delayed several times.<\/p>\n Avoiding that<\/em> conversation, the Tesla CEO suddenly started talking about wanting the vehicle to fly. After vague answers and musing, he eventually said: \u201cMy friend Peter Thiel once reflected that the future was supposed to have flying cars, but we don\u2019t have flying cars.\u201d<\/p>\n He claimed the vehicle Tesla is supposedly working on contains \u201ccrazy, crazy technology.\u201d Musk said he wasn\u2019t sure it\u2019s technically a car but that \u201cit looks like a car.\u201d<\/p>\n Musk has been talking about flying cars since 2014. Given his optimistic take on development timelines, that\u2019s a good 10 years of talk so far. Give it perhaps another 10?<\/p>\n \u2014 Mat Smith<\/p>\n Get Engadget’s newsletter delivered<\/em> direct to your inbox.<\/em> Subscribe right here!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nThe news you might have missed<\/h3>\n
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