With a focus on autonomy, Tesla is also expected to do a demonstration of its latest Optimus humanoid robots.
Electrek’s Take
I think the most important thing to look for is the autonomous hardware that will power the robotaxi’s autonomous system.
Elon has been promising millions of Tesla owners for years that their vehicles will become autonomous with software updates. It has yet to happen and there are serious doubt that it can be achieve on the current hardware.
The fact that Tesla is now unveiling a new vehicle dedicated to self-driving is not helping those doubts.
Also, if the vehicle doesn’t have a steering wheel, it will be interesting to see if Tesla decides to launch a geo-locked ride-hailing service with it. It’s something that Tesla’s autonomous driving competitors, like Waymo, have done for years, and Tesla has always looked down on this approach, preferring its general AI driver approach, which has not worked so far.
It would be interesting to see Tesla validate this approach.
Finally, I also expect that we will see an Optimus update. What do you think? Let us know in the comment section below.
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