Musk unveils Robotaxi, the unattended, fully self-driving future: “This is what we want”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a new self-driving vehicle called Robotaxi, telling an event in California that “it will be a glorious future.”

The two-seat car, which has no steering wheel or pedals, will be available by 2026 and will cost less than $30,000, according to Musk.

“As you can see, I just arrived in the robotaxi, the cybercab,” Musk told an audience after stepping out of one of the vehicles at Warner Bros. Studios outside Los Angeles.

“You see a lot of science fiction movies where the future is dark and bleak that you don't want to be a part of… We want to have a fun, exciting future that, if you could look into a crystal ball, and… If you look into the future, you would say, 'Yeah, I wish I could be there now,'” Musk said.

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Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk rides in Tesla's robotaxi at an unveiling event near Los Angeles, California on Thursday, October 10. (Tesla/Reuters)

The robotaxis will drive with the help of AI and cameras, and charging will be inductive.

“With autonomy you get your time back,” Musk said.

“I think the cost of autonomous transport will be so low that you can think of it like individualized mass transit. The average cost of a bus per mile in a city…is about a dollar per mile, while the cost of cybercab.” “We estimate that the cost of operation over time is probably about $0.20 per mile will,” he added.

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Musk says the robotaxi will be available for sale by 2026. (Tesla/Reuters/Reuters)

Musk said that with the driverless car experience, Tesla is “trying to give you a sense of what cities will look like in the future.”

“And when you get in, you'll realize that it's really a pretty wild experience just sitting in a car with no steering wheel, no pedals, no controls. And it feels great,” he said.

Musk also announced a self-driving robovan during the event, but gave fewer details.

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Tesla's Robovan was also unveiled during Thursday's event. (Tesla/Reuters/Reuters)

“Now can you imagine walking down the streets and seeing this coming at you? That would be sick. So this can carry up to 20 people and also carry goods,” he said.