At Tesla’s “We, Robot” event held at Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in California, the company finally unveiled its robotaxi. The car is expected to go into production by 2027, but Musk cautioned against that, saying he was “very optimistic about the timing.”
The CyberCab doesn’t have a steering wheel, and according to Elon Musk (with a grain of salt!) it could be very cheap to run. Tesla’s president said the cost to operate a robotaxi would be 20 cents per mile, or 30 to 40 cents including tax. He also confirmed that people can buy CyberCabs and that Tesla plans to sell them for under $30,000. As expected, he still said something strange. Musk said he envisions a future where people own multiple robotaxis and manage them like shepherds. Huh?
This technology is a little different than most of its robotaxi competitors. Tesla has long abandoned the radar and sensors widely used by other robotaxis, such as Waymo, and instead switched to cameras and AI object detection. Also, there are no charging ports, instead inductive charging is used, so a completely different infrastructure is required to get these vehicles on the road.
Never one to let big events go to waste, Musk also gave a brief introduction to RoboVan, a self-driving van that can carry up to 20 people and transport supplies, and paraded a line of Optimus robots that will accompany attendees during the event. Drinks were to be provided.
— Matt Smith
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