THE Elon Musk followed his usual tactic of presenting a new product from the companies he works with and organized an impressive show for the first time appearance of your long-awaited autonomous car Tesla. According to Musk, the two-door car should be launched in 2026 and will initially provide taxi services and, obviously, depending on how safe and functional it proves to be, it will also be sold as a private car. But, for the first time, the investing public targeted by Musk was not only unimpressed, but for the first time they turned their backs en masse on a project by the American tycoon.
Tesla’s share price, instead of showing some increase as its executives expected and of course Musk himself retreated after the announcements at a rate of 9% which translates into losses of 60 billion dollars for the electric vehicle industry .
According to financial analysts, the reason for this development was that the presentation of Tesla’s autonomous vehicle had been postponed for a long time and investors were already wary of what they would see and especially hear from Elon Musk. The vehicle was presented, but not many detailed details were provided about its technical characteristics or other parameters concerning it, with the result that investors not only did not support Musk and Tesla’s new venture, at least in the immediate term, as they also expressed during the autumn. of the company’s actions his frustration with what the car boss (didn’t) say.
The vehicle that has no steering wheel or pedals is called the “Cybercab,” with Musk stating that production will begin in 2026 with the vehicles available for purchase for less than $30,000.
Musk also unveiled a larger autonomous vehicle called Robovan, which can carry up to 20 people, and once again showed off Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot, which the US tycoon has high hopes will set the standard in the automotive industry and which Tesla will receive many. million orders. Optimus, according to Musk, can act as both a worker and a maid with a series of advanced features.
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