There has been an exciting development for the automotive and technology industry. Today, with the post made by Elon Musk on X, the launch date of Tesla Robotaxi, whose concept design leaks were revealed a while ago, has been announced.
Tesla Robotaxi launch date has been announced: August 8, 2024
There have been 3 major leaks about Tesla Robotaxii to date. The first of these was undoubtedly that the car would be electric. The second was that it would be completely focused on autonomous driving. Finally, it was stated that its aggressive lines resemble the Cybertruck, but it will be more similar to the Model 2 leaks in terms of size and design.
Although the details of the car are not known much, it managed to attract attention. As a matter of fact, as of today, with Elon Musk’s post on X, Tesla Robotaxi launch date is August 8 It was announced as. So who is this car targeting in the market and what will it offer?
Tesla Robotaxi The most prominent leaks about Elon Musk emerged from the images used in his biography written by Walter Isaacson. The image below, shown in the book, revealed a two-door, two-seater vehicle that resembles the design of the Tesla Cybertruck.
Of course, until now, it remained unclear whether this vehicle would go into production phase. But thanks to Musk’s announcement, we now know that it will be introduced in just 4 months, and perhaps even its prototype will be shown.
Of course, Tesla Robotaxi, which was introduced on August 8 and whose possible prototype we will see, may be much different from the concept images. Because we know that these images are from 10 years ago. Therefore, Musk, Tesla designers and engineers had plenty of time to think about the vehicle.
Why now, 10 years later?
Although Reuters reported that Tesla made a strategic decision to cancel its plans to produce a low-cost car in light of the competition from the ever-increasing number of Chinese electric car manufacturers and the changing dynamics of the market, Musk said that this news was a lie.
Therefore, Model 2 was not cancelled. However, the priority order of the company, whose value decreased from 1.2 trillion dollars to 300-400 billion dollars, may have changed. Tesla may have prioritized Robotaxi by doing what no one else has done in order to stand out once again among its new competitors producing dozens of electric cars and to show that it is still a pioneer in this field.
Although there is no concrete information about this model yet, other than the launch date and leaks regarding the concept design, it is estimated that autonomous driving will be at the forefront and will not be available for sale in the near future.