iOS 12.1 beta suggests a new iPad is coming this fall
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/ios-12-1-beta-suggests-a-new-ipad-is-coming-this-fall/
While exploring the Setup app in iOS 12, 9to5Mac discovered an identifier referring to an iPad labeled "iPad2018Fall". The identifier also added to a bevy of evidence and reports suggesting a new iPad Pro model is imminent.