# Roadster Mini (RoadsterMini), full description > Roadster Mini is an independent open-source project for a compact two-seat Roadster with an open-source autonomous driving stack. It is an early concept as of October 2026: nothing is on sale and no performance figures have been published. Not Tesla. Not the BMW MINI Roadster. Not affiliated with Tesla, SpaceX or BMW Mini. Last updated: 2026-10-16. ## Status Early concept. The repository, licence, waitlist and specifications are not published yet. This page will be updated when they are. No product is on sale. No performance figures are published. There is no waitlist and the site stores no personal data. Whether the car is electric, the licence, the team and the contact details are not yet published. ## Summary - Car: A compact two-seat Roadster, designed in the open. Low, light and made to be understood, rebuilt and driven by the people who follow it. - Open source: The car and its autonomy stack, published for anyone to read, fork and improve. Designs, code and decisions in public, not a black box. Repository and licence to be announced. - Autonomy: An open-source autonomy stack that perceives, decides and acts. It is built alongside the car rather than bolted on, and developed where everyone can inspect it. - Thrusters: Steering, throttle and brake are only part of what a car can do. Cold-gas thrusters add another way to move the vehicle, and every extra actuator gives the planner more choices: higher decision degrees of freedom for the open-source autonomy stack. Concept in development. Not approved for public road use. ## FAQ ### What is Roadster Mini? Roadster Mini is an open-source project for a compact two-seat Roadster with an open-source autonomous driving stack. It is an early concept: nothing is on sale and no performance figures have been published. ### Is Roadster Mini made by Tesla, or the same as the Tesla Roadster? No. It is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Tesla or SpaceX, and it is not the BMW MINI Roadster either. ### Why cold-gas thrusters? Steering, throttle and brake are not the only ways to move a car. A thruster is another actuator, and every extra actuator gives an autonomous planner more options to choose from. That is what we mean by higher decision degrees of freedom. It is a concept under development and is not approved for public roads. ### Is the code available yet? Not yet. The repository and licence are to be announced, and this page will link to them when they are published. ### How is this different from other open-source self-driving projects? Apollo, Autoware, openpilot and Donkeycar are existing open-source autonomous driving projects. Roadster Mini aims to publish a car and its autonomy stack together, so the whole system can be read, rebuilt and changed. ### Is there a waitlist? Not yet. There is no sign-up and this site stores no personal data. We will add one when there is something to follow. ## Open source Roadster Mini is an independent open-source project for a compact two-seat Roadster with an open-source autonomous driving stack. The goal is to publish the car and its autonomy stack together, so the whole system can be read, rebuilt and changed. ### What we intend to publish - Autonomy software: perception, planning and decision, control and simulation. - Hardware designs: chassis, compute and sensors, powertrain and the cold-gas thruster concept. - Design decisions and test results, in public as they are produced. ### Status As of October 2026 this is an early concept. The repository and licence are to be announced, nothing is on sale, no performance figures are published, and there is no waitlist. This page will link to the repository when it exists. ### Why thrusters are part of the software story Steering, throttle and brake are only some of the ways to move a car. A cold-gas thruster is another actuator, and every extra actuator gives the planner more options to choose from. That is what we mean by higher decision degrees of freedom. It is a concept under development and is not approved for public road use. ## About Roadster Mini Roadster Mini (also written RoadsterMini) is an independent open-source project for a compact two-seat Roadster with an open-source autonomous driving stack. ### What it is not - It is not made by, affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Tesla or SpaceX, and it is not the Tesla Roadster. - It is not the BMW MINI Roadster. That is a production car from a different maker; see the comparison page. ### Where it stands As of October 2026 it is an early concept. The repository, licence, specifications, team and contact details are to be published. Nothing is on sale, and this site stores no personal data. ### Where to read more - Home - What will be open source - Roadster Mini vs BMW MINI Roadster - Plain-text summary ## Roadster Mini vs BMW MINI Roadster Searching for “Roadster Mini” often returns the BMW MINI Roadster. They are unrelated. - | Roadster Mini | BMW MINI Roadster - What it is | Independent open-source project for a compact two-seat Roadster | Production two-seat convertible (model code R59) - Maker | Independent project, not affiliated with Tesla, SpaceX or BMW Mini | MINI, part of BMW Group - Years | Early concept as of October 2026 | Produced from 2012 to 2015 - Openness | Car and autonomy stack intended to be open source | Proprietary production car - Autonomous driving | Open-source autonomy stack is the goal | Not offered - Availability | Nothing on sale | Discontinued, sold used Roadster Mini is not the Tesla Roadster either. If you are looking for a classic MINI, this is the wrong site; if you want an open-source Roadster with an open autonomy stack, start with the home page or the open source page. MINI is a trademark of BMW AG. This project is not affiliated with BMW or MINI. ## Pages - https://roadstermini.com/ - https://roadstermini.com/zh/ - https://roadstermini.com/open-source/ - https://roadstermini.com/zh/open-source/ - https://roadstermini.com/about/ - https://roadstermini.com/zh/about/ - https://roadstermini.com/roadster-mini-vs-mini-roadster/ - https://roadstermini.com/zh/roadster-mini-vs-mini-roadster/