Tesla’s next-generation Roadster remains years from customer deliveries despite the company’s September 2026 confirmation of an October 1 unveil event in Texas. The vehicle, first shown in 2017 with a 2020 production target, has faced repeated timeline slips, with 2026 demo dates shifting from April through August before settling on the upcoming reveal focused on a limited SpaceX cold-gas thruster package. Production is now slated for 2027–2028 at Gigafactory Texas, following patterns of engineering and integration delays that have kept the model in pre-production. Traders tracking delivery thresholds weigh this history against the near-term unveil as the next potential catalyst, though regulatory, manufacturing, and feature-finalization hurdles continue to shape low near-term probabilities.