After years of rumors and hype, Tesla has finally unveiled its plans for the future of autonomous driving in the form of the new Tesla Cybercab. The Cybercab is the company’s end goal for self-driving tech, essentially serving as a vehicle that’s completely autonomous to the point that it doesn’t even have a steering wheel. … Read more
Tesla’s Robovan may operate autonomously, but according to one sci-fi director, Elon Musk does not. Last week Musk presented Tesla’s latest prototypes for its autonomous electric bus, the self-driving Cybercab and robotic humanoid Optimus, aka Tesla bot. But the executive’s purported state-of-the-art designs bear a striking resemblance to those from a sci-fi film released two … Read more
Tesla used humans to remotely control some capabilities of its Optimus robot prototypes at a recent event designed to generate investor enthusiasm for forthcoming products, according to people familiar with the matter. Employees stationed elsewhere oversaw many of the interactions between the humanoid machines and attendees of last week’s “We, Robot” showcase near Los Angeles, … Read more
Chinese netizens and industry insiders closely followed Tesla’s much-anticipated “We, Robot” event on Thursday night US time, with mixed feedback given that China is already offering robotaxi services ahead of Elon Musk’s plans. Tesla live-streamed the event across almost every major Chinese social media platform, including WeChat Channels, Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, and Bilibili. It … Read more
Tesla boss Elon Musk has just taken the wraps off a prototype of the automaker’s long-awaited robotaxi. Tesla’s CEO performed the unveiling at a special event at the Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California, on Thursday night. The “Cybercab,” as Musk is calling it, sports a futuristic look and comes with butterfly doors that open … Read more
