Tesla is holding its ‘We, Robotic’ occasion in the present day, which is anticipated to be the launch of its new Robotaxi, a automobile devoted to self-driving.
Right here, you’ll find our information hub for the occasion, which can comprise all crucial details about the occasion and our watch social gathering.
Earlier than being referred to as its ‘We, Robotic’ occasion to “unveil the way forward for autonomy”, Tesla referred to as in the present day’s 10/10 occasion the “unveiling of its Robotaxi”.
The Tesla Robotaxi is a automobile that CEO Elon Musk has been speaking about for the previous two years.
Since 2016, Musk claimed that each one Tesla automobiles constructed from then on can be able to full self-driving capabilities by future software program updates enabling house owners to make use of them as “robotaxis”.
That has but to occur and Musk made some house owners fearful when he began speaking about Tesla constructing a brand new automobile devoted to self-driving: the Robotaxi, which can also be generally known as the Cybercab.
This unveiling occasion just isn’t solely going to be attention-grabbing as our first official have a look at Tesla’s new automobile, however many Tesla house owners and shareholders need to understand how this new devoted automobile suits into Tesla’s self-driving effort.
The automobile itself is anticipated to be a two-seater with butterfly wing doorways, no pedals or steering wheel, and have a design impressed by the Cybertruck.
Contemplating the occasion is about autonomy, we anticipate Tesla to additionally give an replace about Optimus, its humanoid robotic, on the occasion.
There may be a shock unveiling of Tesla’s upcoming new automobiles, just like the next-gen Roadster or two cheaper automobiles primarily based on Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y.
Tesla is holding the occasion on Warner Brothers’ studio lot in Los Angeles, which has personal streets. Some have speculated that Tesla is holding the occasion there to do some self-driving demos with out getting a self-driving allow, which the automaker has prevented getting in California for years.
The occasion is ready to begin at 7 PM native time or 10 PM ET, and it will likely be live-streamed right here:
Right here’s our Tesla Robotaxi unveiling information hub, the place you could find our articles about crucial information that comes out of the occasion (refresh the web page for extra tales):
We’re additionally internet hosting a really casual watch social gathering with myself, Fred Lambert, and Jamie Dow. Another Electrek workers members would possibly be part of too.