Umar Shakir
A line must be drawn.
Don’t do Hayao Miyazaki like this.
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Jay Peters
“Has it started yet?”
That’s what my wife just asked me about this event, which was supposed to begin FIFTY ONE MINUTES AGO.
(The answer is no, it hasn’t.)
Andrew J. Hawkins
While we wait,
Elon is tweeting about Howard Stern and NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Meanwhile, we’re 45 minutes past the start time.
Andrew J. Hawkins
Livestream cautiously, my friends.
Apparently there are a lot of crypto scams masking as Tesla robotaxi livestream on YouTube — a problem we have reported on in the past.
Andrew J. Hawkins
There’s parody versions of popular movie posters.
Back to the Future, E.T., and The Mask have all received the robotaxi treatment. The question I have: were these done by human artists, or AI?
Andrew J. Hawkins
Musk says someone in the audience needs medical attention.
Apparently that’s what’s holding up the event. Hope they’re ok!
Andrew J. Hawkins
Musk’s mother and brother arrive.
It’s a family affair at Tesla’s robotaxi event, as the rest of us wait for it to start. We’re already 20 minutes late.
Andrew J. Hawkins
The livestream commences.
And the vibes, they are ambient.
Once upon a time, Tesla used to invite media organizations like The Verge to its product events. But after the disastrous Cybertruck reveal (remember the smashed window?), Musk shut down the company’s PR division and stopped inviting us to his parties. So it goes!
Andrew J. Hawkins
It’s Tesla robotaxi day — for real this time.
Guest have been pouring into Warner Bros. Studio lot in anticipation of Elon Musk’s big day. The parking garage is crammed with Cybertrucks. The crowd appears to be mostly men. And the event appears to be quite extensive, complete with its own map to all the locations. Now, we wait for Elon, who’s supposed to take the stage at 7PM PT (though he has a reputation for lateness).
Umar Shakir
The Tesla CEO has long promised — and failed to deliver — a fully autonomous vehicle. With this week’s robotaxi reveal, his time is up.
Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
The Tesla robotaxi sounds small.
Bloomberg reports that the soon-to-be-unveiled purpose-built driverless vehicle will have “two front seats and two doors that open upward like butterfly wings,” citing sources familiar. That would square with the concept art we saw in Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk biography. Tesla could also announce an autonomous van, and Full Self-Driving capabilities for its Semi trucks.
Umar Shakir