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 $TSLA stockholder platform for a chance to attend our event on 10/10 in LA! Upon sign up, each share you own will be an entry into our random drawing. We expect to begin communicating results the week of 9/23 and will provide more details when we...
— Travis Axelrod (@travisraxelrod) September 10, 2024
Why It Matters: Late last month, Tesla was reportedly looking to hold the robotaxi event at Warner Bros. Discovery's movie studio in Burbank, California. However, neither Tesla nor Warner Bros. confirmed the news to Benzinga.
The robotaxi unveiling event was initially slated for Aug. 8. The company delayed it to Oct. 10 to make a few important changes aimed at improving the robotaxi and to give itself time to prepare a "couple of other things" to showcase at the event, company CEO Elon Musk said in July.
Musk is currently looking to convert Tesla from an EV manufacturer to an AI and robotics company with an increased focus on developing autonomous driving technology and humanoid robots.
While the unveiling event is slated for October, it is "difficult" to say when the first unsupervised Tesla robotaxi ride would be, Musk said during Tesla's second-quarter earnings call in July. However, the CEO, known for ambitious timelines, hinted at the possibility of it happening by the end of 2024.
"It's difficult, obviously, my predictions on this have been overly optimistic in the past," Musk said. "...based on the current trend... you could do [it] unsupervised possibly by the end of this year. I would be shocked if we cannot do it next year."
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特斯拉公司(納斯達克股票代碼:TSLA)備受期待的無人出租車發佈活動將於10月10日在洛杉磯舉行,公司投資者關係負責人特拉維斯·阿克塞爾羅德在週二宣佈。
事件發生原因:阿克塞爾羅德在宣佈股東參加現場活動的抽獎活動時透露了活動地點。阿克塞爾羅德表示,股東可以在9月17日之前參加抽獎,抽獎結果將在9月23日那周公布。然而,只有少數股東將有機會親臨現場參加活動,投資者關係負責人表示。
「請確保註冊$TSLA股東平台,有機會參加我們10月10日在洛杉磯的活動!」 阿克塞爾羅德在沒有確認具體場地的情況下寫道。
「請確保註冊$TSLA股東平台,有機會參加我們10月10日在洛杉磯的活動!」註冊後,您每持有一股即可參加我們的隨機抽獎。我們預計將於9月23日那周開始通知結果,並將在...提供更多細節。”
—— 特拉維斯·阿克塞爾羅德 (@travisraxelrod) 2024年9月10日
重要性:上個月底,特斯拉據報道希望在加利福尼亞州伯班克的華納兄弟探索電影製片廠舉辦無人出租車活動。然而,特斯拉和華納兄弟都沒有向Benzinga證實這一消息。
最初計劃於8月8日舉行的無人出租車發佈活動被推遲到10月10日,公司首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克在7月表示,這是爲了對無人出租車進行一些重要改進,並給予自己時間來準備在活動上展示「其他幾個重要的事情」。
馬斯克目前正在尋求將特斯拉從一家電動汽車製造商轉變爲一家人工智能和機器人公司,增加對自動駕駛技術和人形機器人的發展重點。
儘管發佈會定於十月舉行,但馬斯克在特斯拉第二季度業績會議上表示,很難說特斯拉首次無人監督的機器人出租車乘車何時實現。然而,這位以雄心勃勃的時間表聞名的CEO暗示可能會在2024年結束時實現。
「顯然,這很困難,過去我的對此類問題的預測過於樂觀。」馬斯克說。「...基於當前的趨勢... 你可能在今年底之前做到 [無人看管]。如果我們明年不能做到,我會感到震驚。」
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