Xpeng CEO Calls Tesla’s New Roadster a ‘Very Cool’ Flying Car

The notable signal is not the praise but the framing: a rival EV chief treating the Roadster as an aviation-certification problem rather than an automotive one. That shifts the competitive question from who can build a dramatic prototype to who can navigate type certification, a slow and global process He flags as long-term work. It affects both EV and eVTOL players, since the same safety and range metrics would govern any roadable aircraft. Whether regulators create a workable pathway for such dual-use vehicles, and whether automakers or aviation incumbents get there first, is the open question.