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When you think of a cab, you think of something that's going to carry more than two people,
said Jonathan Elfalan, vehicle testing director for the automotive website Edmunds.com Two-seaters have been proposed for decades as commuter vehicles. They just haven't taken off,
said Sam Fiorani, vice president at research firm AutoForecast Solutions It's probably a way that they can introduce something quick to market,
This is the actual interior of the Robobus/van,
Elon Musk wrote on Chinese social media Sina Weibo on Friday The Chinese automotive market has always remained open and welcomes foreign competitors to participate. Practice has proved that this open policy has not weakened the local automotive industry but has promoted the rapid development of the industrial chain and overall market growth,
This is an actual robot. I like. This Robobus is very beautiful,
one Chinese netizen commented under the post I watched the press conference yesterday, and it was a bit below expectations, but it still leads in technology,
We believe last night will mark the inflection point from Tesla as an EV maker to a broader AI/Robotics/Disruptive Tech mobility player,
said Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, in a note That said, we strongly disagree with the notion that last night was a disappointment as we would argue the opposite seeing Cybercab with our own eyes and the massive improvements in Optimus which we interacted with throughout the evening,
There were many staff at the event, and they had a real sense of euphoria. They were all universally excited and pumped up,
All the Cybercabs that were on display were wrapped in a titanium stealth wrap. If you felt the edges and the curves, it felt just like a Cybertruck,
Investors we spoke to at the event thought the event was light of real numbers and timelines,
And all transport will be fully autonomous within 50 years”.
Before the event, he tweeted The event raised a lot of questions, was surprisingly brief, and was more of controlled demonstration than a presentation. We were disappointed by the lack of detail regarding [Tesla’s] near-term product roadmap, eg, the more affordable model and Roadster, both of which Musk said would achieve first production in 2025 on its last conference call.”
I think this will be the biggest product ever, of any kind,
Tesla software is at least years behind where Waymo is. That’s the hard part. No flashy vehicle design is going to change that,
said Matthew Wansley, professor at New York’s Cardozo School of Law He’s shown the prototypes and definitely, there’s some excitement around it,
If they can do that, I don’t see why they wouldn’t launch a robotaxi service soon after,
It will be extremely difficult for Tesla to offer a new vehicle at that price within that timescale,
said Paul Miller, from research Forrester Can you imagine going down the streets and you see this coming toward you? That would be sick,
Musk told attendees as Tesla's Robovan rolled into Thursday's event