Tesla's Roadster 2 finally debuts Thursday, nine years late

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Tesla Roadster is finally set to debut on Thursday, nine years after the reveal, and Skip Waverly is outside the venue this morning.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip, is it there yet?

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing in an empty parking lot at five-thirty Eastern, and the only thing here on time is me.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentWired says the car arrives into an electric market that has gotten very skeptical of hypercars.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNine years.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI was a much younger man at the reveal, Hank.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentA security guard here just told me that a toddler who saw the first photos can now legally drive, and the car still can't.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNine years is quite the delay for a vehicle.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThough the movie desk did say this morning that Terry Matalas is the new king of sci-fi TV, so apparently some things do arrive eventually.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentExactly, and the pigeon beside me has been on this ledge since the reveal.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHe says if the car shows up Thursday, he's moving to the desk.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's Thursday, Skip.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentIs it the Thursday I'm thinking of? I've been given a few.