Tesla Pushes Robotaxi Occasion From August to October: Report

Elon Musk made a shock announcement again in April that Tesla can be holding an occasion on August 8 to speak concerning the firm’s plans for robotaxis. However anybody enthusiastic about what Tesla may unveil must wait a pair extra months. The robotaxi occasion goes to be pushed till October, in keeping with a brand new report from Bloomberg.

The explanation for the delay is “to permit groups engaged on the mission extra time to construct further car prototypes,” Bloomberg stories, citing nameless sources “aware of the choice.” Tesla didn’t reply to questions emailed Thursday, although that’s not a shock given the truth that the carmaker dissolved its PR division in 2020.

The robotaxi occasion was introduced at a time of significantly unhealthy information leaking from Tesla, as Reuters reported in April that Tesla was pivoting away from producing a $25,000 car. Musk wrote on the time that Reuters didn’t have its details proper and instantly introduced the identical day there can be a robotaxi occasion in the summertime.

Musk has an extended historical past of creating splashy bulletins after unhealthy information breaks, an obvious try to distract from issues that will have an effect on Tesla’s inventory value. Tesla’s inventory fell 6% instantly after the announcement that its robotaxi occasion can be pushed to October, which got here after the anticipation for the robotaxi had contributed to an 11-day optimistic streak for the inventory.

Musk has made a lot of guarantees over time about robotaxis that at all times appear to be simply across the nook. The Tesla CEO has beforehand blamed regulatory challenges, although it’s not clear whether or not Tesla has produced a very autonomous car but.

“Performance nonetheless trying good for this 12 months. Regulatory approval is the massive unknown,” Musk tweeted in April 2020 about Tesla’s robotaxis.

No one is aware of what to anticipate when the world lastly will get a greater have a look at what Tesla has been engaged on. However the robotaxi is presently within the class of merchandise which can be nonetheless very a lot a piece in progress, just like Tesla’s Optimus robotic. Musk just lately insisted that Optimus will in the future babysit your children. Evidently, no one thinks that’s going to be taking place anytime quickly, at the very least, not by mother and father who love their youngsters.