Elon Musk unveils the future of Tesla: robots and “robovans”
At a highly anticipated event last Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s future innovations: It demonstrated itself and a robot taxi, as well as a ‘robovan’ that can transport up to 20 people.
A futuristic Cybercab
The Cybercab, modeled more like something out of a futuristic cinema trip with gullwing doors and LED headlights that can project laser beams onto the road is among the major disclosures. The car, which has no wheel or floor, was shown during a performance during which they transformed from one scene of the film to another.
Musk however did not reveal information on the technology used in the Cybercab. But he added that the vehicle would be launched for “less than $30,000” and that production may commence in 2026.
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Though the event happened on a Warner Brothers set in Los Angeles it left many disappointments, mostly because Musk has not revealed much details about it. For instance, how Cybercab is to be run is not well understood, nor is the cost per kilometer of its running.
Analyst Ming Chi Kuo has questioned the feasibility of the car saying that it is going to be at least 2027 before its manufacture goes in to full swing. Lastly, at the time of this proposal writing, Tesla lacks legal permissions to perform unattended driving on the roads of California and Texas.
Robots and “robovans”
Apart from the Cybercab, the firm also displayed a “robovan” that can transport twenty individuals, and even humanoid robots. When it came to the latter, Musk only said that it will cost $20000, but he did not go further to explain some of the features of this model or its production year.
However, although the event offered a look at interesting futuristic products, spectators were given no more than mere concepts to ponder on. From one source in market news, the author quoted one market analyst describing the event as ‘mind-blowing in its lack details’.
