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Tesla Signals Oct 1 Launch for Long-Delayed Roadster
Tesla says the next Roadster will debut with SpaceX cold gas thrusters, while Musk says production may still be 12 to 18 months away.
- On Saturday, Tesla announced an October 1 reveal for the Tesla Roadster, posting a "Go for launch" teaser image showing the electric hypercar under rocket-launch lighting with the date stamped across it.
- Nine years after the 2017 prototype, the vehicle arrives with promised SpaceX-developed cold gas thrusters designed to enable a "flying" demo, following years of delays and shifted production timelines.
- Reservation holders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, remain waiting after paying $50,000 for standard models or $250,000 for the Founders Series, with Altman saying "7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait."
- The demo functions as a commercial for the Tesla-SpaceX relationship, staged with SpaceX hardware to help Musk warm Wall Street toward a potential merger between the two companies.
- Musk has acknowledged that production will not begin for another 12 or 18 months even after the October 1 reveal, meaning the announcement does not signal imminent customer availability.
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