Elon Musk Gives First Look at Driverless 'Cyber ​​Cabin' and 'Robovan' at Tesla Event

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Elon Musk is finally rolling out his highly anticipated, fully autonomous Cybercab with a few surprises at the Warner Bros. Open in Burbank, CA on Thursday night. He introduced it at the invite-only Tesla event held in his studio. Also revealed for the first time is a 20-person driverless “Robovan” and Tesla's latest generation Optimus robots.

CNBC Musk reportedly showed up an hour late for the event, which was called “We, Robot” as a play on the 2004 Will Smith sci-fi action movie I, Robot. Taking to the stage in one of the Cyber ​​Taxis, the 53-year-old told the crowd that electric vehicles would cost under $30,000. He also claimed that both Cybercab and Robovan will feature inductive charging, meaning they do not need to be physically connected to a charging station.

“The autonomous future is here,” Musk told the crowd at the event. “With autonomy you get your time back.” He also had several dozen electric vehicles at the event for attendees to try and take around the studio. He reportedly joked on stage: “There's no steering wheel or pedals, so I hope everything goes well.”

In the images published by Tesla, it can be seen that the silver Cybercab has gull-wing doors and does not have a steering wheel or pedals. By the way, Robovan, which does not have a steering wheel or pedals, was designed to resemble an old steam locomotive.

Several dozen Optimus robots were also present at the event; One of them wore a cowboy hat and bar apron to serve drinks to guests, and the other was a robot playing rock-paper-scissors. However, one participant noted that the robots appeared to be controlled remotely.

Musk claimed that autonomous taxis, which he said would be released before 2027, could be 10 times safer than humans and travel 5 to 10 times longer. In addition to the affordable price tag, they will also have operating costs of 20 cents per mile, he said.

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