Tesla’s Elon Musk anticipates to begin “robotaxis” in the US by next year

Elon Musk, the chief executive of electric car company Tesla awaits the firm to have self-driving ‘robotaxis’ on the roads by 2020.


Well, the entrepreneur made the commitment as he declared an improved microchip for its driverless vehicles.

Mr. Musk had narrated investors, he expected regulators to approve ride-hailing in some areas for autonomous vehicles.
Continued saying, I feel very positive in predicting autonomous robotaxis next year.

Also, Mr. Musk had said that he anticipated the scheme to operate on a model comparable to that of Uber or Airbnb.

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Moreover, the company revealed computer hardware will be full self-driving capabilities in the form of the new microchip.
However, there still are technical and legal hurdles ahead for driverless cars, which currently are not deemed as sophisticated or roadworthy as cars with drivers, nor guarded enough for public roads.

Mr. Musk  further added saying:

This seems to the custom-designed chip which is best accessible giving a notable breakthrough in self-driving.
However, Tesla’s vehicles still aren’t at the par of autonomy required to build the self-driven.

Moreover, Level 4 autonomy is a vehicle which can drive itself with a human on standby. Further level 5 is built to meet the required standards before it can be called truly autonomous of human agency.
Expecting it to be a far fetching design when compared to any other Tesla car so far.

Esther Korado

Esther has worked as a journalist for various print-based magazines for 2 years. She brings together relevant news pieces from various industries especially Technology and Business. Email: [email protected]

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