Andrew J. Hawkins
The robots are now dancing to Daft Punk.
They’re doing the robot. What else?
Andrew J. Hawkins
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Tesla’s Optimus robot is serving drinks.
The bots will be mingling with guests at the event, Musk says, who implores his guests to “be nice” to the robots.
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And yes, there’s a robovan.
Elon is putting the emphasis on the “bo” in robovan, so I wasn’t quite sure what he was saying at first. But yeah, it’s obviously not a conventional looking van.
Tesla’s Robovan is the surprise of the night
Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Cybercab doesn’t have a plug.
The robotaxi will charge wirelessly through an inductive charger, Musk says. Tesla has long teased wireless charging for its EVs.
Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Again, we’re getting the pitch for ‘inference compute.’
This is becoming a running theme with Musk: the idea that the unused compute power of millions of idle Tesla vehicles could be used like Amazon’s cloud service business. Of course, it’s not that easy.
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“I think it’s going to be a glorious future.”
Elon says he plans on starting fully autonomous Model 3 and Model Y trips in Texas and California “next year.” Cybercab won’t go into production until “2026... before 2027.”
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“And yes, you’ll be able to buy one.”
Cheers as Musk says the cost will be “below $30,000.” Take that with a huge grain of salt.
