Tesla robotaxi plan. Teslas robo taxi service expected to offer fully autonomous car rides with an uber like service is coming together. Teslas aggressive perhaps unrealistic goal to launch a robotaxi network in 2020 was revealed by ceo elon musk on monday as the company discussed plans toward a self driving future. Atfredericlambert tesla ceo elon musk says teslas plan for 1 million robotaxi vehicles on the road by the end of the year is still on pending regulatory approval.
During the companys first quarter 2020 earnings call ceo elon musk explained. Musks plans for a ride hailing robotaxi fleet were presented at the companys autonomy day in april 2019. The ceo envisioned teslas network of.
Teslas 2020 robotaxi plan is peak elon musk chris davies apr 22 2019 442 pm cdt 2 tesla believes it can have a robotaxi service operating as soon as 2020 with owners of the companys evs. Teslas robotaxi fleet will be no different. Tesla ceo elon musk presented some new details on the tesla networks robotaxi ride hailing service during the companys autonomy day.
Musks own presentation focused on teslas timeline to bring a full self driving to market and the tesla network the companys plan for a shared fleet of robotaxi vehicles. Musk outlined his how much electric car owners can earn from. The plan is aggressive yet according to musk it is the central part of teslas master plan.
But for teslas robotaxi plan to work owners will likely want more than just standard auto insurance. I have written my own forecasts for robotaxi economics and critics have felt i was too optimistic on.