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Tesla Semi unveiled at the end of September 2017 (missed)

Elon Musk promised Tesla Semi unveiled at the end of September 2017 by Sep 30, 2017. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“the semi truck we're going to unveil at the end of September”
— Elon Musk · Jun 6, 2017 · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 6, 2017), video, ~00:00:02 00:00:02 ↗
Video: Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 6, 2017), video, ~00:00:02
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:00:02 — TESLA SHAREHOLDER MEETING (JUNE 6, 2017), VIDEO, ~00:00:02
What actually happened

The Tesla Semi was unveiled on November 16, 2017, about seven weeks after the end of September. Wikipedia: Tesla Semi (unveiled Nov 16, 2017) ↗

The Progression

Jun 6, 2017
The promise: “the semi truck we're going to unveil at the end of September” · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 6, 2017), video, ~00:00:02 00:00:02 ↗
Sep 30, 2017
Deadline passed. The Tesla Semi was unveiled on November 16, 2017, about seven weeks after the end of September. Wikipedia: Tesla Semi (unveiled Nov 16, 2017) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 3,299 days past due. Never happened.

At Tesla's June 2017 shareholder meeting Elon Musk said the Semi would be unveiled at the end of September. The unveil came on November 16, 2017.

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