Tesla will finally unveil its Robotaxi on October 10

Although Elon Musk announced a few months ago that the company’s next Robotaxi would be presented this very summer, this is something that will ultimately not happen. Tesla was forced to postpone the date of this presentation for reasons we do not yet know exactly. Although according to some media outlets, Musk apparently is not satisfied with the prototype developed by his engineers and has requested some changes.

In any case, we will not have to wait long to learn what the American manufacturer has in store for us.

Tesla has finally delayed the presentation date of its fully autonomous passenger transport vehicle by just over two months, moving it from August 8 (8/8) to October 10 (10/10). The company announced the new date immediately after presenting its financial results for the second quarter of 2024, which we already discussed here on HighMotor in a recent post.

The delay of just over two months in the presentation of Tesla’s Robotaxi will also allow the company to show some new features or capabilities that were not initially going to be unveiled in August, according to Elon Musk himself. The head of Tesla has also reminded us that the autonomous driving capabilities of its Robotaxi will also be available on its most recently launched vehicles through software updates.

The best-kept secret of Tesla

For the moment, there are no leaks and virtually no information about the future Tesla Robotaxi, beyond the confirmation that it will have neither pedals nor a steering wheel. Some reports also suggest that its design could resemble to some extent that of the Cybertruck, the American firm’s electric pickup, although this has not been confirmed. What we do know is that the Robotaxi will be manufactured using the new production process the company has named “Unboxing“; which in principle means that it will be produced from the inside out to reduce costs. We’ll have to see exactly what this involves.

This “Unboxing” process was initially conceived to produce a new affordable model from the brand priced at around 25 thousand dollars, but the company has ultimately decided to halt this project. Tesla remains firm in its plan to launch two cheaper models to the market, but there is now speculation that these may not be two revolutionary models using this new “Unboxing” production process, but rather scaled-down versions of the Model 3 and Model Y.

In this regard, a company spokesperson has assured that the plan to launch new, more affordable models remains on track, with production due to begin in the first half of 2025. The company also plans to optimize production of its current models to reduce costs and, additionally, expand its production facilities to be able to bring up to 3 million vehicles to market annually. Let us remember that Tesla currently has a production capacity of around 2.35 million vehicles.