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Tesla is introducing a robotaxi on August 8, Elon Musk has on X a few hours after Reuters published a report that the automaker is to produce a low-cost EV. Reuters also said that Musk's directive was to "go all in" on robotaxis built on the company's small-vehicle platform. Tesla has been promising a more affordable EV with prices expected to start at $25,000 , and Musk said as recently as this January that he's optimistic the model will arrive . In response to the report, the Tesla chief that "Reuters is lying (again)."
He didn't clarify which part of the report was a lie, but considering he confirmed that Tesla is unveiling a robotaxi, he likely meant the news organization's claim that the company pulled the plug on a more affordable EV. At the moment, Tesla's cheapest vehicle is the Model 3, but its prices start at $39,000. It'll be interesting to see how the company will make a robotaxi work with its camera-only system — it radar and other sensors, which robotaxi companies like Waymo use extensively, from its driver assistance technologies a few years ago.
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He didn't clarify which part of the report was a lie, but considering he confirmed that Tesla is unveiling a robotaxi, he likely meant the news organization's claim that the company pulled the plug on a more affordable EV. At the moment, Tesla's cheapest vehicle is the Model 3, but its prices start at $39,000. It'll be interesting to see how the company will make a robotaxi work with its camera-only system — it radar and other sensors, which robotaxi companies like Waymo use extensively, from its driver assistance technologies a few years ago.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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