LA: Musk introduces the “cybercab” robotaxi Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, showed off a long-awaited robotaxi on Thursday with two gull-wing doors and no steering wheel or pedals. He also showed off a robotvan, which surprised people. Musk was betting on a shift in focus from cheap mass-market cars to robot cars.
Musk arrived on stage at a glittering unveiling in a “Cybercab,” which would be produced in high volumes starting in 2026 and cost under $30,000 in total. He then presented the robovan which can convey up to 20 individuals however offered not many further subtleties.
Be that as it may, Musk, who has a record of missing projections — and himself said he would in general be hopeful with time spans — didn’t say how rapidly Tesla could increase robotaxi creation, clear unavoidable administrative obstacles or execute a marketable strategy to jump robotaxi opponents like Letter set’s Waymo.
Investigators and industry specialists said laying out robotaxis could require years, especially due to guaranteeing wellbeing and unwavering quality. They cited accidents and the difficulty of the technology’s response to situations like inclement weather, complicated intersections, and pedestrian behavior.
However, Musk, who was speaking to the crowds at the Warner Bros. studio near Los Angeles in a leather jacket, claimed that autonomous cars could drive for five to ten times longer and be ten times safer than humans.
Musk declared, “The autonomous future is here.” With independence, you get your time back.” Musk had recently said he intended to work an armada of self-driving Tesla taxis that travelers can flag down through an application. He had stated that individual Tesla owners would also be able to list their vehicles as robotaxis on the app and earn money.
The event, titled “We, Robot” in apparent reference to Isaac Asimov’s science fiction short stories “I, Robot,” echoed Musk’s assertion that Tesla “should be thought of as an AI robotics company” rather than an automobile manufacturer.
