Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced that the automaker is planning to unveil its new ‘robotaxi’, a next-generation self-driving automobile, on August eighth.
After the Cybertruck, Tesla has been anticipated to launch two extremely anticipated new electrical autos: a smaller and cheaper electrical automobile, generally known as the “$25,000 Tesla Mannequin 2”; and a brand new “devoted robotaxi,” a automobile designed from the bottom up for autonomous driving with none pedals or steering wheel.
Relating to the robotaxi, Tesla has been speaking about making all its shopper autos constructed since 2016 being able to turning into robotaxis by a software program replace, however at Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo occasion in April 2022, Musk introduced that Tesla would additionally construct a brand new automobile particularly to be a “robotaxi.”
At the moment, CEO Elon Musk introduced that Tesla would unveil the Robotaxi on August eighth:
Curiously, the announcement comes after a report that Tesla had scrapped its “Mannequin 2” in favor of the Robotaxi.
Musk denied the report, however this announcement appears to be an acceleration of the robotaxi program as Tesla beforehand talked about an unveiling of the next-gen autos on the finish of 2024.
By way of Walter Issacson’s permitted biography of Musk, we discovered that Tesla Robotaxi will be “Cybertruck-like”.
The e-book additionally launched an image of an early design prototype of the automobile – pictured above.
Electrek’s Take
As I perceive it, the concept of a “Tesla Robotaxi” is to design a automobile optimized for the bottom up for driverless ridesharing.
It’s an attention-grabbing thought, however it’s making some Tesla homeowners nervous as a result of it may open the door to Tesla specializing in reaching self-driving on this new {hardware} slightly than on its present automobile fleet as promised and as offered to clients for years.
Actually, the disclosing goes to inform present FSD homeowners so much. Whether it is unveiled with the identical or very related sensor suite, which means digital camera solely, it will be excellent news.
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