For a decade, Elon Musk has been championing the idea that one day Tesla The car will drive itself as a robotaxi. Next week, the company will reveal the design of its self-driving cab.
Although over the years Bold predictions and missed deadlinesfans of the company are hopeful that Musk will finally deliver on his promise at the October 10 event. Regardless of what the company shows off at RoboTaxi Day, experts are skeptical of the company’s strategy, calling its Auotpilot and FSD technologies a barometer of Tesla’s progress, or lack thereof.
In the decade since Musk promised self-driving cars, rivals have already built them.
letterWaymo, a subsidiary of Waymo, already operates commercial robotaxi services in many cities in the United States. Over 100,000 paid rides per week As of August. AmazonOwned by Zoox Get Started Test rides for employees February 2023, ambitious Launching its own robo-taxi service. In China, Pony.ai and Baidu also operate commercial robotaxi services.
The market can be very profitable. One optimistic estimate from Raymond James projects annual bookings for robo-taxi services to reach $50 billion by 2030.
and U.S. electric vehicle sales growth slowsThere’s a lot of potential for Tesla to switch to autonomous driving.
watch video Look at the path Tesla has taken to realize its robotaxi ambitions.
