Tesla revealed the Robotaxi, or CyberCab. This isn’t a finalized, ready-to-ship product, but rather an idea that Elon Musk thinks will help drive Tesla’s next major hype cycle.
Now you may watch a brief movie that demonstrates how this prototype product charges wirelessly. It’s an official video published by Tesla, and it looks stunning. That is all we can say about it, given that it depicts a completely autonomous vehicle charging itself via a wireless charger.
Robotaxi wireless charging
No hands required pic.twitter.com/XL746DkGhb
— Tesla (@Tesla) October 18, 2024
Everything you see here is far from manufacturing, let alone on the streets. It’s possible that it will happen, but keep in mind the significant delay with the Cybertruck which can also happen to the Robotaxi. And the automobile does not drive itself.
So, maybe the world will be overrun by these CyberRoboThingies in ten years, or maybe not. It’s far too early to say, but it’s evident they’re not going away anytime soon, so it’s fortunate that this movie is only 14 seconds long.
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Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs), stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar shingles, and related products and services.
Tesla was founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning as Tesla Motors. Its name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, Elon Musk joined as Tesla’s largest shareholder; in 2008, he was named chief executive officer. In 2008, the company began production of its first car model, the Roadster sports car, followed by the Model S sedan in 2012, the Model X SUV in 2015, the Model 3 sedan in 2017, the Model Y crossover in 2020, the Tesla Semi truck in 2022 and the Cybertruck pickup truck in 2023. In June 2021 the Model 3 became the first electric car to sell 1 million units globally. In 2023, the Model Y was the best-selling vehicle, of any kind, globally.
