Ex-Tesla president: Roadster delay is about getting closer to SpaceX
A former Tesla president reveals that the prolonged delays of the next-gen Roadster are tied to SpaceX hovering technology and a broader effort to merge the two companies' visions.
According to Jon McNeill, who served as Tesla’s president from 2015 to 2018, the endlessly delayed next-generation Roadster is being held up by SpaceX 'hovering' technology. He noted that the true goal of the project is to bring Tesla and SpaceX closer together.
McNeill, currently the co-founder of VistaShares and CEO of DVx Ventures, made these remarks as Tesla prepares for a long-promised Roadster demonstration nearly nine years after the vehicle was first unveiled to the public. The project has faced multiple timeline shifts since its initial appearance.
In the automotive and tech sectors, such delays highlight the sheer complexity of pushing engineering boundaries. Merging aerospace technology with a production vehicle represents a massive undertaking that goes beyond conventional car manufacturing.
For the global technology audience, this convergence of electric mobility and aerospace engineering signals a fascinating shift in how future vehicles might be conceptualized, blending two distinct high-tech industries into a single ecosystem.
