Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) highly anticipated robotaxi unveiling event will be held in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, company investor relations head Travis Axelrod said on Tuesday.
What Happened: Axelrod revealed the location while announcing a random draw event for shareholders to attend the event in person. Shareholders can make their entry into the draw by Sept. 17 and the results of the draw will be announced in the week of Sept. 23, Axelrod said. However, only a few shareholders will win the chance to attend the event in person, the IR chief said.
"Make sure to sign up for the $TSLA stockholder platform for a chance to attend our event on 10/10 in LA!," Axelrod wrote, without confirming the venue.
Make sure to sign up for the $TSLA stockholder platform for a chance to attend our event on 10/10 in LA! Upon sign up, each share you own will be an entry into our random drawing. We expect to begin communicating results the week of 9/23 and will provide more details when we...
— Travis Axelrod (@travisraxelrod) September 10, 2024
Why It Matters: Late last month, Tesla was reportedly looking to hold the robotaxi event at Warner Bros. Discovery's movie studio in Burbank, California. However, neither Tesla nor Warner Bros. confirmed the news to Benzinga.
The robotaxi unveiling event was initially slated for Aug. 8. The company delayed it to Oct. 10 to make a few important changes aimed at improving the robotaxi and to give itself time to prepare a "couple of other things" to showcase at the event, company CEO Elon Musk said in July.
Musk is currently looking to convert Tesla from an EV manufacturer to an AI and robotics company with an increased focus on developing autonomous driving technology and humanoid robots.
While the unveiling event is slated for October, it is "difficult" to say when the first unsupervised Tesla robotaxi ride would be, Musk said during Tesla's second-quarter earnings call in July. However, the CEO, known for ambitious timelines, hinted at the possibility of it happening by the end of 2024.
"It's difficult, obviously, my predictions on this have been overly optimistic in the past," Musk said. "...based on the current trend... you could do [it] unsupervised possibly by the end of this year. I would be shocked if we cannot do it next year."
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特斯拉公司(纳斯达克股票代码:TSLA)备受期待的无人出租车发布活动将于10月10日在洛杉矶举行,公司投资者关系负责人特拉维斯·阿克塞尔罗德在周二宣布。
事件发生原因:阿克塞尔罗德在宣布股东参加现场活动的抽奖活动时透露了活动地点。阿克塞尔罗德表示,股东可以在9月17日之前参加抽奖,抽奖结果将在9月23日那周公布。然而,只有少数股东将有机会亲临现场参加活动,投资者关系负责人表示。
“请确保注册$TSLA股东平台,有机会参加我们10月10日在洛杉矶的活动!” 阿克塞尔罗德在没有确认具体场地的情况下写道。
“请确保注册$TSLA股东平台,有机会参加我们10月10日在洛杉矶的活动!”注册后,您每持有一股即可参加我们的随机抽奖。我们预计将于9月23日那周开始通知结果,并将在...提供更多细节。”
—— 特拉维斯·阿克塞尔罗德 (@travisraxelrod) 2024年9月10日
重要性:上个月底,特斯拉据报道希望在加利福尼亚州伯班克的华纳兄弟探索电影制片厂举办无人出租车活动。然而,特斯拉和华纳兄弟都没有向Benzinga证实这一消息。
最初计划于8月8日举行的无人出租车发布活动被推迟到10月10日,公司首席执行官埃隆·马斯克在7月表示,这是为了对无人出租车进行一些重要改进,并给予自己时间来准备在活动上展示“其他几个重要的事情”。
马斯克目前正在寻求将特斯拉从一家电动汽车制造商转变为一家人工智能和机器人公司,增加对自动驾驶技术和人形机器人的发展重点。
尽管发布会定于十月举行,但马斯克在特斯拉第二季度业绩会议上表示,很难说特斯拉首次无人监督的机器人出租车乘车何时实现。然而,这位以雄心勃勃的时间表闻名的CEO暗示可能会在2024年结束时实现。
“显然,这很困难,过去我的对此类问题的预测过于乐观。”马斯克说。“...基于当前的趋势... 你可能在今年底之前做到 [无人看管]。如果我们明年不能做到,我会感到震惊。”
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