Roadster progress · real footage
Ride the ramp.
Hold W or ↑, the pedal, or drag the footage to drive up. Let go and it rolls back. Let go at the top to release. Each gate you pass is a milestone we can confirm with a source.
Start line
Drive to light the first gate.
Gates are in date order, not to time scale. Confirmed = linked to an official Tesla post or a cited primary source. Projected gates stay ghosted until a source exists.
Not affiliated with Tesla. Captions describe only what the footage shows.
At the foot of the ramp.
Let go to release
- Oct 15, 2026 Roadster revealed Confirmed Source ↗
- Oct 15, 2026 Tesla shows Roadster Track Mode; wing actuation driven by Optimus actuator system Confirmed Source ↗
- Oct 24, 2026 Next-gen Roadster goes on first public display at the Petersen Museum in LA (Oct 24–27) Confirmed Source ↗
- 2028 Roadster production Projected Source pending
What goes up must come down
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Tesla's photo shows the Roadster at successive points along the curved ramp, through the flip and down to the landing.
Official · Tesla on X · Oct 27, 2026
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