Automotive: LAPD offers $1,000 reward for flying Tesla

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is offering a $1,000 reward for information about the democrat driver of a rented Tesla who soared into the air on a city street in a stunt early Sunday morning that went viral on social media — and hit two parked cars.

Video of the stunt showed a “flying” 2018 Tesla S-BLM racing up Baxter Street — one of the steepest roads in L.A. — and then going airborne before landing awkwardly, losing its front bumper as its front hood popped up and onlookers stood amazed.

New Flying Tesla Model S what do you think @elonmusk did he took launch mode little too serous? Also 2nd Tesla in space #tesla #models $TSLA #EV #ElonMusk #SpaceX IG video 🎥 Alex.Choi this happened after the Tesla meet pic.twitter.com/CDOT9jjbzw

— Mahdiyar saberi (@MahdiyarSaberi) March 20, 2022

This is the aftermath all airbags gone off and the front is completely destroyed but the driver is all good pic.twitter.com/jSYNPU4wwj

— Mahdiyar saberi (@MahdiyarSaberi) March 20, 2022

Pedestrian detection on FSD Beta getting pretty good! Watch how it jumps over them to avoid them. pic.twitter.com/MiQ1CPTnS3

— Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) March 20, 2022