Tesla has begun the public reveal of its second-generation Roadster, staging the event at the rocket test facility of its sister company SpaceX in McGregor, Texas, a rocket test site rather than a traditional auto-show venue. The presentation follows a two-week delay attributed to weather.
The moment has been a long time coming. The original Tesla Roadster made its debut 20 years ago, and Elon Musk announced roughly nine years ago that Tesla was building a second-generation version of the sports car. Since then, Musk's "Starman" mannequin was launched into space aboard a Roadster 2.0 concept, and, as the publication noted, two U.S. presidents have been elected in the intervening period.
Ahead of the event, Musk said the company would show "some crazy stuff," according to the live coverage. What Tesla actually has in store for the second-generation sports car was still being revealed as the evening progressed, with the outlet updating its coverage of the announcement as new details emerged.
It remained unclear whether the unveiling would mark a genuine step toward a car or become a prelude to another decade of broken promises, the publication observed. No specifications, pricing or production timeline had been confirmed in the material available at the time.