According to the report of Bloomberg on November 17 local time quoted by CCTV News on November 18, according to insiders, the team of President elect Trump of the United States plans to "build a federal framework for fully autonomous vehicle" as one of the priorities of the United States Department of Transportation.
If new regulations make fully autonomous vehicles possible, then Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla (TSLA, stock price: $320.72, total market value: $1.03 trillion) and a huge donor to Trump, will directly benefit. He is betting Tesla's future on autonomous driving and artificial intelligence technology.
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According to reports, Tesla is planning to deploy cars without steering wheels or pedals on a large scale, but current federal regulations pose significant obstacles to this plan.
On October 10, 2024 local time, at Tesla's "WE, ROBOT" (We, Robots) launch event, Tesla's Robotaxi - Cybercab - was officially unveiled, along with the unmanned bus Robovan and humanoid robot TeslaBot.
Tesla CEO Musk revealed more details in his subsequent speech. According to Musk, the Tesla Robotaxi unveiled this time is called Cybercab, which has no steering wheel, pedals, or rearview mirrors, and will cost less than $30000. It is expected to be put into production in 2026.
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Prior to the press conference, Musk stated that "this will go down in history" and believed that "Robotaxi is worth betting on for Tesla's financial future," with the business "potentially raising Tesla's valuation to $5 trillion.
At the press conference, Musk took a Cybercab ride. The car drove on Warner Bros. Studio's set and escorted Musk to the stage.
In terms of appearance, Cybercab adopts a dual wing door design and a large hatchback trunk, which is similar in shape to the previously launched pickup truck model CyberTruck. In the car, Cybercab eliminates the traditional steering wheel and pedals, relying solely on a central control screen in the cabin to complete passenger vehicle command interaction, and is not equipped with NACS plugs, using inductive charging. In terms of autonomous driving, new cars mainly rely on cameras and artificial intelligence technology for driving.
Musk said that thanks to autonomous driving technology, self driving taxis can reduce the travel costs for users and also lower the operating costs for operators. It is expected that the cost of Cybercab will be less than $30000 (approximately RMB 210000), with transportation costs of about $0.2 per mile, and is expected to be put into production in 2026.
The autonomous bus RoboVan, which debuted simultaneously with Cybercab, can carry up to 20 people and also has no steering wheel or pedals. It is reported that the car will be used in Tesla Network, which is an automatic ride service for autonomous vehicle and personal vehicles of Tesla customers.
Musk believes that the launch of Robotaxi is expected to greatly reduce the cost of taking taxis. The current problem of serious underutilization of private cars will be solved after connecting to Tesla's network, significantly improving vehicle utilization and making consumer spending more cost-effective, "he said.
Regarding the details of autonomous driving technology supporting vehicles, Musk stated that millions of vehicles are currently undergoing training, and the company expects to launch fully autonomous driving (FSD) with unsupervised supervision in Texas and California next year. In 2026, Tesla will scale up Cybercab and promote fully unsupervised FSD autonomous driving capabilities on models such as Model 3.
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