South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla will pull back the curtain on a robotaxi this summer.
Tesla shares rose more than three percent in after-market trades following the post, after finishing the day down.Tesla models with FSD “will be superhuman to such a degree that it will seem strange in the future that humans drove cars, even while exhausted and drunk!” he said in a post on X in March.
Musk has also said that owners of Tesla vehicles with FSD will be able to have their cars serve as robotaxis, rather than remain idly parked.Despite its potential, rollout of self-driving vehicles in the United States has been tentative and rocky so far as both regulators and the public voice safety concerns.
Tesla’s “autopilot” feature has also come under scrutiny, facing accusations the marketing of the feature oversold its actual capabilities. Tesla’s robotaxi reveal came on the heels of a Reuters report that the company had abandoned Musk’s long-touted plan to manufacture an electric car model selling close to $25 000 to drive adoption in the mass market.Tesla this week reported sharply lower first-quarter auto sales amid an underwhelming demand outlook for electric vehicles, while legacy players including Toyota rode improved US inventories to higher sales.
Musk’s auto giant reported global deliveries fell 8.5 percent in the quarter, reflecting in part a weak sales market in China, where it faces heavy competition from local electric vehicle makers.By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
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