Overview
- Tesla announced the date with a Saturday teaser on X and a countdown on its Roadster page that point to a public reveal on October 1 in Texas.
- Invitations shared with reservation holders confirm an 8:30 p.m. Eastern event in Waco, require RSVPs by September 16, and restrict entry to guests 21 and older.
- The teaser uses rocket-launch imagery and many outlets report Tesla plans an unmanned demonstration of an optional SpaceX cold-gas thruster package that may lift the car briefly and would likely be non-street-legal.
- Elon Musk has said production and customer deliveries would come roughly 12 to 18 months after any demo, keeping mass deliveries in the 2027–2028 window.
- Documentary filings, job ads and active reservations show ongoing work on the Roadster while depositors have grown impatient and Tesla shares showed early trading pressure after the announcement.