Tesla signals Oct 1 launch for long-delayed Roadster

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September 12, 2026 4:17 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Tesla's new Roadster is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage/File Photo

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Tesla ‌on Saturday ​posted ​a countdown on its website pointing to an October 1 launch ‌of the Roadster, nearly a decade after ⁠the electric-vehicle maker first revealed a next-generation version of ‌its original sports car.

• ‌Tesla posted "Go for launch" on social media platform X alongside a graphic displaying the ​date "10.01".

• The Information reported in August that Tesla planned to unveil a redesigned ⁠Roadster as early as that month.

• The event could include ​a demonstration of a limited-edition version equipped with cold-gas thrusters developed in collaboration ​with SpaceX, the report ‌said, with the demonstration expected to take place at SpaceX's test ⁠facility in McGregor, Texas.

• Tesla first unveiled the next-generation Roadster in 2017 and said deliveries would ⁠begin in 2020, but the program has faced repeated ​delays.

• This comes as the electric-vehicle maker last week began offering rides in its two-seater Cybercab, which ‌has no steering wheel or pedals, in limited areas of Austin, ‌Texas, a vehicle Musk has described as ⁠key to transforming Tesla ‌into a dominant ​force in driverless vehicles.

(Reporting by Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu ‌Nomiyama )


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