The unusually muted Tesla Cybercab launch
The Verge Andrew J. Hawkins ● Covered by 2 sources
Tesla launched the Cybercab at a closed-door event in Austin, Texas with no livestream and limited public visibility. The event mirrored last year’s robotaxi launch by streaming pro-Tesla accounts instead of showing a live presentation. This reduces immediate public scrutiny of Tesla’s autonomous-vehicle plans and keeps attention focused on tracking robotaxi activity in Texas.
Why it matters
At a private, closed-door event in Austin, Texas today, Tesla officially launched its gilded car of the future. It's a huge milestone for Elon Musk, who has been hyping the imminent arrival of driverless cars for years and has bet the future of his company on AI, autonomous vehicles, and humanoid robots. It was an […]