Financial News Agency, July 16 (Editor Niu Zhanlin) On Monday, local time, Musk finally responded to the robotaxi ticket delay incident. He said that Tesla will take more time. Make some design changes to the vehicle. However, Musk did not give a specific release time.
After repeated inquiries from netizens, Musk responded on the social media platform that day: "I requested important design changes to the front of the robotaxi. The extra time gained by postponing the release date will give the company the opportunity to show off some other products." Content."
This also confirms previous media reports that Tesla has delayed the launch of the robotaxi from August to October, and the design team has been told to redesign certain elements of the taxi.
In fact, Musk has revealed very few details about his driverless taxis so far. He simply said that some vehicles will be owned and operated by Tesla, while others will be owned by individuals but rented out on Tesla's network, giving owners good returns.
In addition, Wall Street analysts and Tesla investors pointed out that the delay in the launch of robotaxi is not surprising at a time when the development of robotaxi and self-driving systems faces a number of engineering and regulatory obstacles.
At the same time, Baidu's driverless taxi project "Carrot Run", Alphabet's driverless taxi project Waymo, and General Motors' Cruise are already at the forefront of Tesla.
In April this year, Musk released "big news" that he would release a self-driving taxi robotaxi on August 8 this year. On the same day, some media reported that Tesla had abandoned its low-cost car plan.
During the US stock market on Monday, Tesla's stock price soared nearly 7% in early trading. However, this was not because of the latest news about robotaxi, but because of the "Trump deal". People hope that the Trump administration may make Tesla more Easily obtain regulatory approval for robotaxi and autonomous driving systems.
After the weekend assassination, Trump's probability of winning the 2024 presidential election increased significantly. Musk had previously donated money to Trump, hoping to use his huge wealth to influence the 2024 US election.
Musk said that he would fully support Trump without reservation and hoped that Trump would recover soon. He also claimed that the last time the United States had such a tough president was Theodore Roosevelt a hundred years ago.
