Following a dream that started in 2019, Elon musk said at the opening of Tesla’s new factory in Austin last Thursday evening that it wants to develop futuristic autonomous taxi robots, i.e. unmanned vehicles. The intention of the brand’s CEO is to sell them to companies like Uber or create one of their own to compete in this space.

This isn’t the first time the current richest man in the world has spoken about the idea. The technology was planned to be launched in 2020, but it was not secured, probably due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has limited the work of companies.

Two years ago, a user asked Musk on Twitter about taxi robots, asking, “How long before the first release? 2023?” and the entrepreneur replied, “The functionality looks good for [acontecer] this year. Regulatory approval is the big unknown.”

With the retreat of Covid-19 and a gradual return to normal, it is likely that in 2022 the project will finally take the next steps.

Advances in technology are causing some “curious” fears that robots might be so advanced that they will turn against humans in the future, in the best “apocalyptic” machine style, and this has already been reinforced even by Musk on Tesla AI Day last August. . However, he reiterated that his own would be friendly and would not be able to dominate humans.

Tesla’s automotive success will have mass production and possible price drops

At last Thursday’s event, not only were robot taxis announced, but the intention to produce Model Y cars at the new plant was also announced. It is one of the most famous Tesla vehicles with the highest sales potential, all-electric, which can carry up to seven passengers and accelerate to 100 km/h in 5 seconds.

With mass production, which should be about 500,000 units per year, and with an eye on market competition, prices may come down. Currently, selling prices start at $53,940 for the Long Range model and $58,940 for the high-spec model. In direct translation into real, this would give something between 251 and 275 thousand. Despite this, official import prices in Brazil range from 600,000 to 640,000.

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Source: Neowin.net, Wings Daily News, Automotive News.