Tesla is holding a special event in California on Thursday thats widely expected to focus on its highly anticipated robotaxi, dubbed the Cybercab. It announced the event, called, We, robot, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.

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Many are hoping to see Tesla CEO Elon Musk take the wraps off a prototype of the long-awaited robotaxi, but recent reports have suggested that we might only get a bunch of renders.

Recommended Videos Considering that Musk first mentioned the idea of a robotaxi around eight years ago, having only renders available on Thursday would be a disappointment.

Related But it wouldnt be the first time Tesla has held a launch event for a not-actually-ready product. The first in-person event for Teslas Optimus humanoid robot, for example, turned into something of a comedy show when the robot that strutted onto the stage turned out to be a performer in a lycra bodysuit. Its worth mentioning, however, that Tesla engineers have been hard at work sinceon the robot.

The robotaxi event has already been delayed at least once. Musk said in April that an unveiling would take place in August, but in July we learned that it had been pushed to the fall.

Tesla already makes vehicles with autonomous driving capabilities, but a driver has to be behind the wheel. The so-called Cybercab, on the other hand, is expected to be a fully autonomous vehicle that, according to Musks previous comments, will do away with the steering wheel and pedals. According to Bloomberg, the vehicle will have two front seats and two doors that open upward like butterfly wings.

Musk has also claimed that Teslas robotaxi service would offer passengers the lowest cost-per-mile of transport that theyve ever experienced, adding that it could even cost less than a bus ticket, a subsidized bus ticket, or a subsidized subway ticket.

The Tesla boss envisages owners of the robotaxi using it when they need it, but letting it trundle off to function as an autonomous taxi for paying passengers at other times.

Earlier this year, Tesla previewed the ridesharing feature for its app, which it plans to use for the robotaxi service.

Before Tesla can start using the robotaxi for paying passengers, it has to convince regulators that such a vehicle is safe for public roads, so a robotaxi service on a meaningful scale is likely to be years away.

Indeed, the road to launching large-scale robotaxi services is a long and rocky one just ask Alphabet-owned Waymo and GM-backed Cruise.

Still, were keen to see what Tesla has in mind for its robotaxi, and how it plans to make an autonomous ridesharing service a reality.

Thursdays presentation will also show off a few other things, according to Musk, so stand by for a few surprises.

　　How to watch

Teslas event will begin at 7 p.m. PT on Thursday, October 10. Its taking place at Warner Bros. Discoverys movie studio in Burbank, California.

Led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the event will be live-streamed on Teslas X account.

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