Tesla’s next-generation Roadster faces persistent development hurdles that keep near-term customer deliveries improbable. Announced in 2017 with 2020 production targets, the all-electric supercar has endured repeated timeline slips, most recently shifting an unveil from April through August targets before Tesla confirmed an October 1, 2026, production reveal in Waco, Texas. The event will showcase performance specs and optional SpaceX cold-gas thrusters for enhanced acceleration and limited hover capability. Executives indicate manufacturing at Gigafactory Texas will begin 12–18 months after the reveal, pointing to 2027–2028 output at the earliest. Competitive positioning against other high-performance EVs and regulatory or supply-chain factors could further influence any revised schedule.
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This market will resolve to "Yes" if it is confirmed that Tesla has delivered at least one Roadster to a qualifying customer by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
"Roadster" refers to the next-generation Tesla Roadster unveiled on November 16, 2017, in any trim or edition, including the Founders Series, or a clearly designated successor product marketed by Tesla as the Roadster. The original Tesla Roadster produced from 2008 to 2012 will not qualify.
A delivery means the physical handover of a production vehicle to a qualifying customer, in any region. A qualifying customer must be a member of the general public, including a reservation holder, who has purchased the vehicle in a bona fide retail transaction under publicly available terms. Deliveries to Tesla or SpaceX employees, executives, directors, or their family members, to subsidiaries or internal entities, or for promotional, testing, demonstration, or internal fleet purposes will not qualify. A single handover to a recipient selected by Tesla outside its public order or reservation process (for example a celebrity delivery ahead of deliveries to reservation holders) will not qualify.
Unveilings, demonstrations, test rides, prototype displays, announced delivery dates, and production announcements will not qualify on their own; a completed delivery meeting the above criteria must occur within this market's timeframe.
Confirmation of the delivery must occur within this market's timeframe.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Tesla; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Tesla’s next-generation Roadster faces persistent development hurdles that keep near-term customer deliveries improbable. Announced in 2017 with 2020 production targets, the all-electric supercar has endured repeated timeline slips, most recently shifting an unveil from April through August targets before Tesla confirmed an October 1, 2026, production reveal in Waco, Texas. The event will showcase performance specs and optional SpaceX cold-gas thrusters for enhanced acceleration and limited hover capability. Executives indicate manufacturing at Gigafactory Texas will begin 12–18 months after the reveal, pointing to 2027–2028 output at the earliest. Competitive positioning against other high-performance EVs and regulatory or supply-chain factors could further influence any revised schedule.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if it is confirmed that Tesla has delivered at least one Roadster to a qualifying customer by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
"Roadster" refers to the next-generation Tesla Roadster unveiled on November 16, 2017, in any trim or edition, including the Founders Series, or a clearly designated successor product marketed by Tesla as the Roadster. The original Tesla Roadster produced from 2008 to 2012 will not qualify.
A delivery means the physical handover of a production vehicle to a qualifying customer, in any region. A qualifying customer must be a member of the general public, including a reservation holder, who has purchased the vehicle in a bona fide retail transaction under publicly available terms. Deliveries to Tesla or SpaceX employees, executives, directors, or their family members, to subsidiaries or internal entities, or for promotional, testing, demonstration, or internal fleet purposes will not qualify. A single handover to a recipient selected by Tesla outside its public order or reservation process (for example a celebrity delivery ahead of deliveries to reservation holders) will not qualify.
Unveilings, demonstrations, test rides, prototype displays, announced delivery dates, and production announcements will not qualify on their own; a completed delivery meeting the above criteria must occur within this market's timeframe.
Confirmation of the delivery must occur within this market's timeframe.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Tesla; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
"Roadster" refers to the next-generation Tesla Roadster unveiled on November 16, 2017, in any trim or edition, including the Founders Series, or a clearly designated successor product marketed by Tesla as the Roadster. The original Tesla Roadster produced from 2008 to 2012 will not qualify.
A delivery means the physical handover of a production vehicle to a qualifying customer, in any region. A qualifying customer must be a member of the general public, including a reservation holder, who has purchased the vehicle in a bona fide retail transaction under publicly available terms. Deliveries to Tesla or SpaceX employees, executives, directors, or their family members, to subsidiaries or internal entities, or for promotional, testing, demonstration, or internal fleet purposes will not qualify. A single handover to a recipient selected by Tesla outside its public order or reservation process (for example a celebrity delivery ahead of deliveries to reservation holders) will not qualify.
Unveilings, demonstrations, test rides, prototype displays, announced delivery dates, and production announcements will not qualify on their own; a completed delivery meeting the above criteria must occur within this market's timeframe.
Confirmation of the delivery must occur within this market's timeframe.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Tesla; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Sep 14, 2026, 8:34 PM ET
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0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Yes" if it is confirmed that Tesla has delivered at least one Roadster to a qualifying customer by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
"Roadster" refers to the next-generation Tesla Roadster unveiled on November 16, 2017, in any trim or edition, including the Founders Series, or a clearly designated successor product marketed by Tesla as the Roadster. The original Tesla Roadster produced from 2008 to 2012 will not qualify.
A delivery means the physical handover of a production vehicle to a qualifying customer, in any region. A qualifying customer must be a member of the general public, including a reservation holder, who has purchased the vehicle in a bona fide retail transaction under publicly available terms. Deliveries to Tesla or SpaceX employees, executives, directors, or their family members, to subsidiaries or internal entities, or for promotional, testing, demonstration, or internal fleet purposes will not qualify. A single handover to a recipient selected by Tesla outside its public order or reservation process (for example a celebrity delivery ahead of deliveries to reservation holders) will not qualify.
Unveilings, demonstrations, test rides, prototype displays, announced delivery dates, and production announcements will not qualify on their own; a completed delivery meeting the above criteria must occur within this market's timeframe.
Confirmation of the delivery must occur within this market's timeframe.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Tesla; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Tesla’s next-generation Roadster faces persistent development hurdles that keep near-term customer deliveries improbable. Announced in 2017 with 2020 production targets, the all-electric supercar has endured repeated timeline slips, most recently shifting an unveil from April through August targets before Tesla confirmed an October 1, 2026, production reveal in Waco, Texas. The event will showcase performance specs and optional SpaceX cold-gas thrusters for enhanced acceleration and limited hover capability. Executives indicate manufacturing at Gigafactory Texas will begin 12–18 months after the reveal, pointing to 2027–2028 output at the earliest. Competitive positioning against other high-performance EVs and regulatory or supply-chain factors could further influence any revised schedule.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if it is confirmed that Tesla has delivered at least one Roadster to a qualifying customer by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
"Roadster" refers to the next-generation Tesla Roadster unveiled on November 16, 2017, in any trim or edition, including the Founders Series, or a clearly designated successor product marketed by Tesla as the Roadster. The original Tesla Roadster produced from 2008 to 2012 will not qualify.
A delivery means the physical handover of a production vehicle to a qualifying customer, in any region. A qualifying customer must be a member of the general public, including a reservation holder, who has purchased the vehicle in a bona fide retail transaction under publicly available terms. Deliveries to Tesla or SpaceX employees, executives, directors, or their family members, to subsidiaries or internal entities, or for promotional, testing, demonstration, or internal fleet purposes will not qualify. A single handover to a recipient selected by Tesla outside its public order or reservation process (for example a celebrity delivery ahead of deliveries to reservation holders) will not qualify.
Unveilings, demonstrations, test rides, prototype displays, announced delivery dates, and production announcements will not qualify on their own; a completed delivery meeting the above criteria must occur within this market's timeframe.
Confirmation of the delivery must occur within this market's timeframe.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Tesla; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
"Roadster" refers to the next-generation Tesla Roadster unveiled on November 16, 2017, in any trim or edition, including the Founders Series, or a clearly designated successor product marketed by Tesla as the Roadster. The original Tesla Roadster produced from 2008 to 2012 will not qualify.
A delivery means the physical handover of a production vehicle to a qualifying customer, in any region. A qualifying customer must be a member of the general public, including a reservation holder, who has purchased the vehicle in a bona fide retail transaction under publicly available terms. Deliveries to Tesla or SpaceX employees, executives, directors, or their family members, to subsidiaries or internal entities, or for promotional, testing, demonstration, or internal fleet purposes will not qualify. A single handover to a recipient selected by Tesla outside its public order or reservation process (for example a celebrity delivery ahead of deliveries to reservation holders) will not qualify.
Unveilings, demonstrations, test rides, prototype displays, announced delivery dates, and production announcements will not qualify on their own; a completed delivery meeting the above criteria must occur within this market's timeframe.
Confirmation of the delivery must occur within this market's timeframe.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Tesla; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$1,210End Date
Jan 1, 2028Market Opened
Sep 14, 2026, 8:34 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...Tesla’s next-generation Roadster faces persistent development hurdles that keep near-term customer deliveries improbable. Announced in 2017 with 2020 production targets, the all-electric supercar has endured repeated timeline slips, most recently shifting an unveil from April through August targets before Tesla confirmed an October 1, 2026, production reveal in Waco, Texas. The event will showcase performance specs and optional SpaceX cold-gas thrusters for enhanced acceleration and limited hover capability. Executives indicate manufacturing at Gigafactory Texas will begin 12–18 months after the reveal, pointing to 2027–2028 output at the earliest. Competitive positioning against other high-performance EVs and regulatory or supply-chain factors could further influence any revised schedule.
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