Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that by 2023, the company’s robot business will be worth more than Automotive and Fully Self-Driving (FSD) autonomous driving technology. TechCrunch writes about it.

During his quarterly reporting conference, Musk confirmed that Tesla continues to work on android.

“The importance of Optimus will become clear in the coming years. Those who are smart or listen carefully will understand that Optimus will ultimately be worth more than the car business, the FSD.”

Musk introduced the humanoid robot in August 2021. According to preliminary data, the height of the device is 173 cm, weight – 57 kg, and speed of movement – up to 8 km / h. Its software will be based on Tesla neural networks and the Dojo supercomputer.

Also, the businessman announced the company’s plans to launch its own robot taxi service based on Tesla and FSD in 2024.

“I think this could be a very powerful product and we aim for mass production in 2024,” Musk said.

According to him, robotaxis will be a powerful engine for Tesla’s growth.

Musk also said that traveling with this type of public transport will be cheaper than by bus.

Recall that in January 2022 the billionaire promised to prevent the uprising of the machines.

In March, Tesla included artificial intelligence in the company’s long-term development plan.

In April 2021, Musk said that Tesla would become one of the largest AI companies in the world.