Elon Musk promised to start selling robotaxis worth $30 thousand in 2026
Sales of Tesla’s fully autonomous car, the so-called robotaxi (Cybercab), could begin in 2026. The head of the company, Elon Musk, spoke about this at a presentation in California. transmits Bloomberg.
The businessman admitted that he may be somewhat optimistic about the timing, so he noted that it would be more accurate to say until 2027. So far, only a robotaxi prototype has been presented at the event, which Musk took for a ride. He set the cost of the new product at no more than 30 thousand dollars with operating costs of 20 cents per mile.
Also at the event called We, Robot (“We, Robot”) they showed a futuristic concept of a robovan that can carry up to 20 people. Possible dates for the start of its production have not been indicated.
Laffer Tengler Investments CEO and Tesla investor Nancy Tangler noted that the concepts look grand and the idea itself seems super cool, but the only specific thing she saw at the presentation was the price. Even regarding the timing, Musk announced the dates only in response to a cry from the audience.
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Previously, the automaker regularly missed the announced release dates for new products, and for quite a long time. For example, the latest Tesla electric pickup, the Cybertruck, went on sale only in November 2023, although Musk introduced it in 2019 and promised to release it on the market in 2021. The presentation of the robotaxi was supposed to take place in August in China, but it was also postponed by two months. According to media reports, Musk demanded that certain elements in the design be modified.
The head of Tesla in the spring called robotaxis the main direction of the company’s development for the coming years. He emphasized that from now on the focus is on unmanned vehicles, which was viewed with doubt by investors due to the uncertainty of plans and the deterioration of core business performance. The company was expected to release the previously promised most budget car, but these plans were put aside.
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