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Tesla Semi unveiled in 2017 (Master Plan, Part Deux)

“In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy-duty trucks and high passenger-density urban transport. Both are in the early stages of development at Tesla and should be ready for unveiling next year.”
— Elon Musk · Jul 20, 2016 · Elon Musk, 'Master Plan, Part Deux', tesla.com blog, July 20 2016 ↗
What actually happened

Delivered on time: Musk unveiled the Tesla Semi (alongside the surprise next-gen Roadster) at the Hawthorne design studio on November 16, 2017 — within the 'next year' window promised in Master Plan, Part Deux. Production, promised for 2019, is tracked separately and slipped to 2022-2026. CNBC — Tesla Semi unveiled, November 16 2017 ↗

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Jul 20, 2016
The promise: “In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy-duty trucks and high passenger-density urban transport. Both are in the early stages of development at Tesla and should be ready for unveiling next year.” · Elon Musk, 'Master Plan, Part Deux', tesla.com blog, July 20 2016 ↗
Nov 16, 2017
Delivered — on time. Delivered on time: Musk unveiled the Tesla Semi (alongside the surprise next-gen Roadster) at the Hawthorne design studio on November 16, 2017 — within the 'next year' window promised in Master Plan, Part Deux. Production, promised for 2019, is tracked separately and slipped to 2022-2026. CNBC — Tesla Semi unveiled, November 16 2017 ↗
Today · Jun 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · on time. It happened.

Master Plan, Part Deux, published July 20 2016 on Tesla's blog under Musk's byline, promised that both the Tesla Semi and a 'high passenger-density urban transport' vehicle would be ready for unveiling in 2017. The Semi half of the promise landed on time at the November 16, 2017 reveal event — one of the few Master Plan Deux timelines Tesla actually hit.

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