Tesla to unveil long-delayed Roadster on Oct. 1, Musk says

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said on Saturday that a date has been set for the long-awaited Roadster, with an October 1 reveal. The sports car has been pushed back for years, and the unveiling comes almost a decade after the company first showed a next-generation model. Business Recorder reported the timing, relying on a post from Tesla's account on X that displayed the date beside a launch graphic.

Musk later responded to the post, writing a message that gave the date in shorthand. The Information had earlier reported in August that Tesla planned to show a redesigned Roadster as soon as that month, and the event may include a demonstration of a limited-edition car fitted with cold-gas thrusters built with SpaceX. That demonstration is expected at SpaceX's test site in McGregor, Texas, according to that report.

The Roadster has faced repeated delays since Tesla first displayed it in 2017, when deliveries were promised for 2020. Reports say the program moved from a conventional high-performance electric car to a carbon-fiber hypercar after an approach using Model S Plaid parts was dropped. Last week, Tesla also started giving passenger rides in a two-seat Cybercab, a vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals, in limited zones of Austin, Texas.