Tesla unveiled the second-generation Roadster sports car on Thursday at the SpaceX rocket test site in Texas. Musk stated at the launch event that the car is equipped with compressed air thrusters, enabling it to truly "fly" and land smoothly after launching off a ramp. The new Roadster is scheduled for mass production in 2028, a nine-year delay from the promised 2020 production date when pre-orders were first taken in 2017. Independent research firm Battle Road Research estimates that if the Roadster sells 7,000 units in its first year of production, at an average price of $280,000, it would generate nearly $2 billion in annualized revenue for Tesla and boost the market's expected 2027 revenue by approximately 2%. Musk reiterated that the Roadster will be Tesla's only model to retain manual driving functionality in the long term.