Elon Musk confirms the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed to October2024-07-16 18:23 by DanielaTags: Tesla Robotaxi
Elon Musk confirmed on Monday that Tesla's robotaxi event scheduled for August has been delayed to October. The CEO replied on X (the former Twitter, which he owns) to a user's post that he "requested what I think is an important design change to the front, and extra time allows us to show off a few other things." Musk's X post appears to echo what Bloomberg reported last week. The publication claimed on July 11 that delaying the event would give Tesla more time to build additional prototypes. It added that the company had communicated the delay internally and that the design team was told to "rework certain elements of the car," which sounds like Musk's order to change the front design. The CEO said in early April that the company would unveil the Tesla Robotaxi on August 8. The teaser came on the same day Reuters reported that Tesla was pulling the plug on a planned $25,000 budget model (often casually referred to externally as the Model 2) in favor of a full-court push for robotaxis. Musk claimed Reuters was "lying" without listing any specific points of contention. The billionaire CEO had given minimal details about the robotaxi so far. He has said only some vehicles would be owned and operated by Tesla while others would be owned by individuals but rented out on Tesla's network. Read more -here-
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