Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of Tesla's Robotaxi, or CyberCab, intended to be an autonomously self-driving vehicle, on the Warner Bros. studio lot
wanted the Hollywood treatment. On Thursday night, the CEO unveiled a prototype of the auto manufacturer’s “robotaxi” at the “We, Robot” event in Warner Bros. Discovery movie studio lot in Burbank, California.
As is typical for Musk, the reveal took place about an hour behind its scheduled time. Before taking the stage, Musk showed off the autonomous driving capabilities of the Robotaxi, or Cybercab, by getting into the sleek silver vehicle with butterfly-style doors and taking it for a ride around the lot.Musk said that the Cybercab is expected to cost less than $30,000 and would be in production before 2027, while admitting he had a tendency “to be a little optimistic with time frames.
For Tesla’s final reveal, Musk debuted Optimus, a “humanoid friend” that he said would cost $28,000 to $30,000. While he did not state a date on when the robot would be available, the CEO did cap his speech by displaying a group of Optimus dancing to Haddaway’s “What Is Love” and had the robots serve attendees drinks later in the night.
Whether Tesla shareholders are swayed by Musk’s latest song and dance will surely be reflected in movement of the stock price on Friday. Ahead of the robotaxi event, investors were split on its possible outcome. Tesla shares dippedin July when the demo was pushed back to October, indicating that the prospects of the vehicle may drive Tesla to the moon — or see it crash down to earth.
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