Tesla’s “Cyber Rodeo” occasion, a grand opening occasion for the corporate’s new gigafactory in Texas, had a flamboyance and excessiveness to match Elon Musk’s character.
Fireworks have been shot and hundreds of drones have been deployed within the sky to kind a map of the state of Texas, the Cybertruck, and a Shiba Inu dog.
Elon gloriously entered the stage sporting a silly cowboy hat and using a first-generation Roadster — thoughts you, to the chilliness tunes of Dr. Dre’s “Nonetheless D.R.E.”
Filled with jokes and confidence, Musk made a number of huge bulletins. Right here’s every thing he promised:
1. The gigafactory in Austin will outproduce all of Tesla’s vegetation. For instance, it’s anticipated to construct 500,000 models of the Mannequin Y in a single 12 months.
2. The Cybertruck, Semi, and Roadster are coming in 2023. Musk set this new timeframe for the long-anticipated EVs. The Semi and Roaster have been delayed since 2017, and the Cybertuck since 2019.
The CEO additionally introduced a Cybertruck on stage, referred to as it the corporate’s “magnum opus,” and teased new adjustments, similar to a scarcity of door handles, because the automobile “is aware of when to open.”
3. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving performance will see a wider launch subsequent 12 months. The FSD expertise (which doesn’t actually provide full self-driving capabilities) will first attain North American prospects, presumably leaving its present restricted beta part.
4. There’s gonna be a devoted robotaxi. All we all know is that it’ll look “futuristic” — no matter meaning.
5. Tesla’s nonetheless creating its Optimus robot. Musk stated that the bot will enter manufacturing “hopefully subsequent 12 months” and do “something that people don’t need to do.”
6. A bonus for you. Tesla’s new plant “can match 194 billion hamsters.” Apparently, the CEO deemed that an vital piece of knowledge to assist folks perceive how huge the constructing is.
Personally, I’m inclined to take most of Elon’s claims with warning given his common hyperbolic statements and overpromising. However, I’m intrigued to see if Tesla will ship.
If you wish to see the occasion for your self, you could find Tesla’s video beneath:
