Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Oct. 10 unveiled a new vehicle dubbed the robotaxi as well as a larger vehicle the company is calling the Robovan.
The robotaxi, or cybercab, has no steering wheel or pedals. The five-seater is aimed at transporting people autonomously.
“You could fall asleep and wake up at your destination,” Musk told the crowd in Los Angeles.
The cost of the cybercab is expected to be less than $30,000. Self-driving tests in Texas and California are planned for 2025 for other Tesla vehicles, and Musk is optimistic about the production of cybercabs taking place before 2027.
Musk said in 2019 that he expected Tesla would have robotaxis being produced by 2020, one of a number of projections that have not been met….