Tesla’s Cybercab robotaxi event: the biggest news and announcements

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of the company’s first fully driverless vehicle tonight during its long-awaited robotaxi event. The new vehicle is dubbed the Cybercab, and Tesla let guests at the event ride around in them at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California. The night’s surprise, however, was a brand-new “Robovan” transport vehicle that can be configured as “mass transit” or a cargo carrier.

For years, Musk has been promising that a driverless Tesla vehicle was just “two years away.” Many delays later, Musk has shown fans and investors something. Their reaction to the “We, Robot” event will be a referendum on whether Musk can deliver real self-driving technology that can compete with robotaxi companies like Waymo and Cruise.

You can find out more about what Tesla announced at the event with our live coverage below.

• Tesla awarded ride-hail permit in California, a first step for robotaxis
• The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise
• Here’s what its like to ride in a Tesla Cybercab.
• The Tesla Cybercab is a cool-looking prototype that needed to be much more than that
• Investors not convinced.
• Missed Tesla’s Cybercab event?
• The Optimus robots can talk, apparently.
• The Cybercab and the Robovan.
• Here’s an Optimus bartender.
• Ok that’s a wrap!
• Tesla’s Optimus bot makes a scene at the robotaxi event
• The robots are now dancing to Daft Punk.
• Tesla’s Optimus robot is serving drinks.
• And yes, there’s a robovan.
• Cybercab doesn’t have a plug.
• Tesla’s Robovan is the surprise of the night
• Again, we’re getting the pitch for ‘inference compute.’
• “I think it’s going to be a glorious future.”
• “And yes, you’ll be able to buy one.”
• “With autonomy, you get your time back. This is a very big deal.”
• OK here it is. The Tesla robotaxi.
• Tesla Cybercab announced: Elon Musk’s robotaxi is finally here
• A line must be drawn.
• “Has it started yet?”
• While we wait,
• Livestream cautiously, my friends.
• There’s parody versions of popular movie posters.
• Musk says someone in the audience needs medical attention.
• Musk’s mother and brother arrive.
• The livestream commences.
• It’s Tesla robotaxi day — for real this time.
• Trump: we’re going to stop autonomous cars.
• What to expect at Tesla’s ‘We, Robot’ event
• ‘I have significant doubts.’
• The bill finally comes due for Elon Musk
• The Tesla robotaxi sounds small.
• Tesla sends out “We, Robot” invitations for its robotaxi event in October.