Sep 17, 2026 · 32 min · 9 segments
This week, Tesla sets official launch of its next gen roadster, Hyundai intentionally delays its autonomy suite and Chinese EVs may be one step closer to entering the US.
Kim JavaHost
All right, let's get right into it because October 1st is the day we're going to find out more about the Next Gen Roadster.
It's the launch event, which means they're either launching a new vehicle or they're actually launching a new vehicle.
I like what you did there.
So they're expected to launch this vehicle literally and figuratively coming on October 1st.
Of course, this was a vehicle that was unveiled back in 2017.
Nine years and about four more teases of potential unveil dates for later in 2026.
It was April, I believe, initially, then May, July, August.
And now we know October 1st is official.
They post this image and they essentially begin a countdown to October 1st.
and reservation holders are actually getting an invite now.
And 21 and older, you go there, and Musk has made it very clear what you're going to see is going to be out of this world.
What he's going to show on 10.1, by no exaggeration, is going to blow people's minds.
I'm not saying anything else.
We actually need an audience to vouch for the fact that this is not AI.
When he showed it to me, I said, that's a great simulation.
He said, J. Cal, it's not a simulation.
I was like, that's fake.
That has to be fake.
Have you seen the imitation though? Because it's kind of like this cryptic image that's gone out.
I believe it's the correct way to look at the roadster because it actually says on it where we're going, which is a nod to Back to the Future with
Well, we're going, we don't need roads.
All right, let's get right into it because October 1st is the day we're going to find out more about the Next Gen Roadster.
It's the launch event, which means they're either launching a new vehicle or they're actually launching a new vehicle.
I like what you did there.
So they're expected to launch this vehicle literally and figuratively coming on October 1st.
Of course, this was a vehicle that was unveiled back in 2017.
Nine years and about four more teases of potential unveil dates for later in 2026.
It was April, I believe, initially, then May, July, August.
And now we know October 1st is official.
They post this image and they essentially begin a countdown to October 1st.
and reservation holders are actually getting an invite now.
And 21 and older, you go there, and Musk has made it very clear what you're going to see is going to be out of this world.
What he's going to show on 10.1, by no exaggeration, is going to blow people's minds.
I'm not saying anything else.
We actually need an audience to vouch for the fact that this is not AI.
When he showed it to me, I said, that's a great simulation.
He said, J. Cal, it's not a simulation.
I was like, that's fake.
That has to be fake.
Have you seen the imitation though? Because it's kind of like this cryptic image that's gone out.
I believe it's the correct way to look at the roadster because it actually says on it where we're going, which is a nod to Back to the Future with
Well, we're going, we don't need roads.
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