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Tesla’s highly anticipated Robotaxi event is expected to showcase fully autonomous vehicle rides, with analyst forecasts suggesting potential breakthrough demonstrations. The event, rescheduled for October, has ignited speculation about Tesla's future innovations.
Autonomous Rides Expected at Tesla Robotaxi Showcase
According to a recent letter from Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas, who wrote it for investors, there will be rides in a fully autonomous Robotaxi and demonstrations of Tesla's most powerful Full Self-Driving package.
New evidence suggests that Tesla is collecting data in the area, and Bloomberg reported last week that the event will be held at the Warner Brothers studio in Los Angeles. Therefore, it appears that drive demos are well within the realm of possibility.
Tesla Approved for Driverless Trials
Nevertheless, a driver is usually required for these. In the memo, Jonas confirmed that the business had the necessary authorization to conduct driverless vehicle trials. It lacks the proper authorization to
However, Jonas has even higher hopes, and he thinks Tesla might pull a rabbit out of its hat at the event:
“Could we see an electric plane? A boat? The latest gen Optimus robot flipping burgers at a Tesla Diner? We’re not really sure.”
Tesla Event Postponed to Improve Presentation
With CEO Elon Musk delaying the event to allow engineers to make a design adjustment and make the presentation even more robust than envisaged, expectations are incredibly high.
Musk announced the event's postponement from August 8 until October:
Wireless Charging Rumored for Tesla's Future Vehicles
Some of Tesla's future vehicles will have wireless charging capabilities, according to Teslarati's most daring forecast for the event. Since acquiring and subsequently selling Wiferion last year, the company has been working on this for a while.
While speaking with Jay Leno, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen hinted at inductive EV charging, continuing the company's long-running tease of wireless charging.
