According to what is reported in the new authorized biography of Elon Musk (which has not yet been published), the next compact electric car from Tesla and the robotaxi vehicle will both have a futuristic appearance, which will follow Cybertruck's stylistic choices. But it's not the only information that emerges, since as we will see shortly, many details are offered on the genesis of these two new vehicles.
It has been rumored for some time that Tesla is working on two other vehicles: the first is a more detailed version small and economical compared to other cars marketed, which could arrive on the markets at a price close to 25,000 dollars, while the second is an unprecedented dedicated robotaxi, designed to move in complete autonomy and to be built without pedals and steering wheel.
The low-cost compact Tesla is It was first announced at Tesla's Battery Day in 2020, when CEO Elon Musk said the new 4680 battery would allow the company to make such a vehicle. This model is It was also linked to the electric model that Tesla planned to produce at the Shanghai Gigafactory in China and export globally. Initially scheduled for 2023the project is been delayed due to production efforts on the Model Y and improvements in autonomous driving technology.
As for the robotaxi, Tesla initially talked about a possible software update capable of transforming the its consumer vehicles built since 2016, only to deny everything during the Cyber Rodeo event in April 2022, when Musk announced that Tesla would build a vehicle specifically for this purpose.
< strong>New information emerges from the authorized biography of Elon Musk written by Walter Isaacson, a famous biographer who has followed the Tesla CEO in recent years and who is about to proceed with the publication of the book. It often happens that information emerges prematurely, with the aim of creating a little of hype, and among these we are talking about the two means mentioned above.
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Isaacson himself wanted to provide some previews via the Axios website, and the details offered are really interesting, although not revolutionary. It turns out like this which at Teslahas been started talking about robotaxi from November 2021, but if from the beginning Musk wanted the vehicle not to be gilded with a steering wheel or pedals, Tesla's top engineers (including chief designer Franz von Holzhausen) opposed the idea for a long time. This until August 2022, when following the announcement the decided to eliminate the possibility control by a driver. A statement from Musk is also reported which reads as follows.
“Let's be clear. This vehicle must be designed as a pure robotaxi. We will take that risk. &` It's my fault if something goes wrong. But we're not going to design some kind of amphibious toad that's half a vehicle. We are all in favor of autonomy.
And then he would have personally told Isaacson.
"This is the product that will do become Tesla a ten trillion company. People will still be talking about it in a hundred years.”
As for the low-cost compact, things really started to move after a meeting held in September 2022, in which it was ; A growth plan was presented to Musk. According to rumors, Tesla should have brought a much larger vehicle to the market. economically to reach the goal of 50% annual growth in deliveries and 20 million vehicles per year by 2023.
Both the compact car and the robotaxi would theoretically have been built on the same next-generation assembly line, and if initially Musk did not show a lot of enthusiasm, the first concepts seen may have made him change his mind. There are no precise details, but the publication states thatboth vehicles showed a futuristic design similar to that of the Cybertruck. On that occasion Musk would have stated the following.
"When one of these appears from behind a corner, people will think to see something that comes from the future.”
Nothing concrete in the end, but it's However, it is fascinating to know the genesis of two products about which we know practically nothing. It should be remembered that what is reported must be taken with due precautions, since this information could be prior to the construction of the first prototypes.
The Cybertruck is also expected on the markets for some time, and although this could happen at any time, it is recent news that Elon Musk himself has said he was not satisfied with its quality; constructive, so much so as to encourage its employees to commit more with a rather eloquent letter.
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