{
  "id": 14987504,
  "title": "Tesla's vision for the future: Manually driving your own car will be a luxury for the rich",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/teslas-vision-for-the-future-manually-driving-your-own-car-will-be-a",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:54:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-roadster-only-manually-driven-car-future-luxury-sport-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the all-new Roadster with a gravity-defying display on Thursday. The company's sole vehicle that humans will manually drive in the future will cost at least $250,000, Musk said. The car performed stunts like suctioning to a vertical ramp, driving upside down, briefly flying, and bunny-hopping over other Tesla vehicles. The company hasn't disclosed the final price, but it is expected to fit in the luxury supercar tier. The Roadster's base Performance trim requires a $50,000 reservation, almost the cost of an average vehicle in America. In the future, Musk envisions driving being as convenient as operating an elevator, which is why the Roadster is a unique addition to Tesla's lineup.",
  "summary": "At the Roadster launch, Elon Musk said it will be the \"only manually driven car that Tesla makes.\" We don't know the price, but it's not cheap.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}