Elon Musk says he will show off Tesla’s purpose-built “robotaxi” prototype during an event October 10, after scrapping a previous plan to reveal it August 8. Musk said Tesla will also show off “a couple of other things,” but didn’t explain what that meant. The comments, made on Tesla’s second-quarter earnings call Tuesday, largely confirms […]
Elon Musk sets new October 10 date for ‘robotaxi’ reveal and ‘other things’
Elon Musk says he will show off Tesla’s purpose-built “robotaxi” prototype during an event October 10, after scrapping a previously-planned reveal on August 8 earlier this month. Musk said Tesla will also show off “a couple of other things,” but didn’t explain what that meant. The comments, made on Tesla’s second-quarter earnings call Tuesday, largely […]
Musk sets 2026 Optimus sale date. Here’s where other humanoids stand.
Ahead of Tuesday’s earnings, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the carmaker will begin selling its Optimus humanoid robot in 2026. In fact, Optimus has already started performing tasks autonomously, like handling batteries, in one of Tesla’s facilities, according to its earnings report. “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla […]
Elon Musk is now a villain in Joe Biden’s presidential campaign
Elon Musk has made it clear he doesn’t like Joe Biden. But since Musk officially endorsed and is reportedly financially backing Donald Trump in this year’s presidential campaign, Biden is returning the favor. The president is now directly campaigning on Musk — and other high-profile and wealthy Silicon Valley VCs — supporting Trump’s bid. “I’m […]
Elon Musk vows to move X, SpaceX headquarters from California to Texas
Elon Musk is doubling down on his commitment to Texas by vowing to move SpaceX’s massive headquarters from its long-time Hawthorne, California home to the Lone Star State. Musk later said that he would move the headquarters of his social media platform X from San Francisco, California, to Austin, Texas — where his other company, […]